Casey Walawender
Role at the time: Democratic candidate for Jackson County Board of Commissioners, District 1 (North Carolina)
Condemned
Statement summary
Jackson County commission candidate Casey Walawender said that if she had to vote on the issue now, she would vote to defund the county's Flock cameras.
“If I had to vote on this issue right now, I would vote to defund them.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Jackson Commission candidates discuss school bond, library, Flock, and moreDistrict 1 race, Casey Walawender profile, final paragraph
The Smoky Mountain News interviews with challengers for the Jackson County, North Carolina, Board of Commissioners ahead of the November 2026 election.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Walawender said that if she had to vote now she would vote to defund the county's Flock cameras. Voting to end funding for the county's cameras is a call to stop using them.