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Due South

Local government 101: What’s at stake in municipal elections

By Jeff Tiberii,

Published November 6, 2023 at 10:20 AM EST

Voters walk into a polling location at the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro, NC on Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022.

Election Day 2023 is almost upon us, and turnout in this municipal election is likely to be much lower than in a presidential or midterm election even though local government plays a big part in our day-to-day lives. Just how big a role? Two professors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government tell Jeff Tiberii all about it.

Guests
Kristina M. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
Crista Cuccaro, Teaching Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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