Each county should be sending correspondence only to their registered voters.

Mount Vernon has over 1,000 registered voters. And the votes at town meeting usually brings out 65 to 75 people on average. Sometimes at the beginning there may be 80 or 85 people but by the time 31/2 hours has gone by, there's only about 45 to 50 people voting.

There was 28.16 percent of the registered voters who voted. For a primary election, that is fairly typical, ... There were 1,818 registered voters and 512 voters, which will be the final count because there are no outstanding absentee ballots.

We just want to weigh our options and make sure we make the right decision for Lenoir County. We're going to look at the cost factor and weigh the pros and cons.

Qualified voters include all individuals who are registered to vote and live within the boundaries of the district.

As for the pay increase, let's let the voters decide,