13-05-2025
Candidate forum scheduled for vacant Charlotte City Council seat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Charlotte will hold candidate forum for people who have applied to fill the vacant District 6 City Council seat.
The seat representing much of south Charlotte was previously held by Tariq Bokhari, who resigned April 20.
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The forum will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.
Mayor Vi Lyles said each candidate will have five minutes to address their platform. Council will then spend 10 minutes to consider questions that may be asked of those participating.
City leaders said seven people have applied as of Monday night, and applications to run close Tuesday. Queen City News is working to learn the names of the candidates.
Bokhari was one of two Republicans on the board, and took a job in the federal Department of Transportation. City Council voted last month to expedite the candidate process; the seat's term ends in December.
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