- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Columbus

North Carolina

2024 NC General Election

Student Wellbeing

Public Safety

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

County Board of Education Member

Ethics & Conduct

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor attends and runs City Council meetings, serving as an important leader for how local laws get set. These laws affect local services, such as Police, City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation.  
- The Mayor in some circumstances may vote to break a tie in council meetings. They do not have veto power.

Housing Costs

Policing

Economy

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

Education

Mayor

- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 

Part of the governing body of your town. 

Financial Management

Town Council

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Conover

City Board of Education Member

- Town commissioners serve as the legislative body for the town government. 
- Town commissioners have the authority to decide the services offered to the town, pass the budget, decide the property tax, acquire property, and enter into agreements with other governments. 
- The town commissioners can create or abolish any offices, positions, departments, etc. to improve the organization of the town. 
- Town commissioners may make investigations into the town or any of its departments or agencies. 
- Most town commissioners in Georgia are elected in odd years to staggered 4 year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 

Legislative body for your town's government. 

Cove City

Taxes

Public Transportation

Town Commissioner

Lake Park

Albemarle

Archdale

Asheville

Belmont

Burlington

Charlotte

Durham

Havelock

Hendersonville

Hickory

Kannapolis

Locust

Mount Airy

Newton

Raleigh

Saluda

Trinity

Winston-Salem

Badin

Biltmore Forest

Black Mountain

Boonville

Bostic

Bridgeton

Carrboro

Cary

Chapel Hill

Cornelius

Dobson

Dover

East Bend

Elkin

Ellenboro

Flat Rock

Forest City

Harmony

Hildebran

Indian Trail

Jonesville

Lake Lure

Laurel Park

Love Valley

Maysville

Mills River

Misenheimer

Montreat

New London

Newland

Norwood

Oakboro

Pilot Mountain

Pleasant Garden

Pollocksville

Red Cross

Richfield

River Bend

Ronda

Ruth

Rutherford College

Rutherfordton

Spindale

Stallings

Stanfield

Star

Trent Woods

Trenton

Troy

Tryon

Vanceboro

Weldon

Zebulon

Chimney Rock

2024 North Carolina candidates

Columbus County Board of Education Member, District 1

2 candidates

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Columbus County Board of Education Member, District 5

3 candidates

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Columbus Mayor

1 candidate

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Columbus Town Council

4 candidates

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Conover City Board of Education Member

2 candidate

Cove City Town Commissioner

5 candidate

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Cove City Mayor

1 candidate

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Craven County Board of Education Member, District 1

1 candidate

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Craven County Board of Education Member, District 3

1 candidate

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Craven County Board of Education Member, District 7

2 candidates

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