Eliazar Posada — along with other candidates for office — wanted to find a way to bring younger voters to the polls for the 2023 Carrboro municipal election. However, he wanted the solution to be something unique to not just Carrboro, but to the entire state.
The answer came in the form of heels clacking on pavement, hair higher than the heavens and a picture perfect smile from Raleigh-based drag performer Celeste O’Korr. O’Korr was recruited by Posada and some of his running mates to encourage voters — young and old — to participate in this year’s municipal race.
“I think voting is extremely important, but it should also be fun,” Posada told Qnotes. “We need to give some kind of motivation: how do we make this fun? What would make it interactive?”
