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Fishing for Votes: Clay County Activist Pushes to Replace Elections with Lake Chatuge Bass Tournament
Clay County, NC – In a bold move that has sent ripples across the mountains of Western North Carolina, local political activist Jerry Small has formally petitioned the state to replace all future Clay County elections with an annual fishing tournament on Lake Chatuge. Small, a self-described “concerned citizen and occasional bass fisherman,” argues that the current voting system is outdated and disconnected from the soul of the county. “The lake is our main attraction,” Smal
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