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Advisory Board Meeting

Town of Cary · Information Services Advisory Board
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00 pm · Conference Room 21275, 316 N. Academy Street, Cary Town Hall, Cary, NC 27513

Advisory board meeting Elections and districts

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What's on this agenda

Cary's Information Services Advisory Board welcomed new members, appointed Jessica McNulty as vice chair, and heard a presentation on the town's return to the plurality election method for the 2025 municipal election. Members also worked through their annual work plan and watch-list topics, including AI policy, cybersecurity and social media.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board approved its September 8 minutes without objection and adopted its agenda after swapping two items, then appointed Jessica McNulty vice chair by unanimous approval with no formal vote needed. On elections, a councilmember explained that Cary returned to the plurality method in 2024, eliminating runoffs, and that this year's ballot decides an at-large seat and two district seats; members asked about early-voting signage and whether fewer voting locations could reduce turnout.

The board also brainstormed additions to its 2025-26 work plan covering AI, cybersecurity, GIS and 311, and heard that Cary's AI policy is due for approval October 23. Several members asked to move the November 3 meeting because it falls the day after Election Day. The meeting ended at 8:15 p.m. with no formal motion to adjourn.

How the votes went

The agenda and the September 8 minutes were both approved without objection; Jessica McNulty was appointed vice chair by unanimous approval with no formal motion recorded.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (3)

Presentation · 1Discussion item · 1Procedural · 1
  1. 1. Presentation
    Presentation Elections and districts
    A councilmember presented the history of Cary's election methods and explained the town's 2024 return to the plurality method, which eliminates runoff elections, ahead of the November 4 vote for one at-large and two district seats.
  2. 2. Communication Plan
    Discussion item Elections and districts
    Staff walked through the town's outreach plan for the 2025 municipal election, covering early-voting dates, ID requirements and a social media and news schedule through Election Day.
  3. 1. Instructions for public comment
    Procedural
    Instructions for submitting written public comment ahead of the meeting.

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