George Bell, at the center with his daughter Cate, 9, is running for Superior Court Judge
Oct. 17. Early voting got under way 7 am today at Cornelius Town Hall and all across North Carolina. A new expanded schedule means voters can cast their ballots from 7 am to 7 pm, weekdays, Oct. 17 through Nov. 2, as well as Saturday Oct. 27 from 10 am-5 pm, Sunday Oct. 28 from 1-4 pm and 8 am to 1 pm Saturday Nov. 3.
No local Cornelius town officials are on the ballot this year, but at the very bottom of the ballot, voters will be asked to approve a $24 million transportation bond package, to help the town leverage funds for major road improvements here.
Meanwhile, voters will also be selecting a US Representative (District 12) in a race between incumbent Democrat Alma Adams, and challenger Paul Wright; an NC Senate seat (District 41), where incumbent Jeff Tarte is being challenged by Democrat Natasha Marcus; and a seat in the NC House of Representatives (District 98) where incumbent John Bradford is running against Democrat Christy Clark.
The ballot also includes contests for a number of incumbent county commissioners whose terms are up every two years, including Commissioner-At-Large at Pat Cotham and District One Commissioner Jim Puckett.
Finally, there are also a number of judicial and constitutional amendments on the ballot, as well as an uncontested race for Mecklenburg DA, a post currently held by Spencer Merriweather.
Have you not registered to vote? It’s not too late. You can’t vote on Election Day Nov. 6, but you can participate in one-stop early voting, which allows you to register to vote and cast your ballot at the same time.
Election Day this year is Tuesday Nov. 6, and polls in Cornelius will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. There are four Election Day polling places in Cornelius: Community in Christ Lutheran Church, 7621 Norman Island Drive; Jetton Park, 19000 Jetton Road; Bethel Presbyterian Church, 19920 Bethel Church Road, and Cornelius Town Hall. To check and see which polling place is yours, contact the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections: 704-336-2133.
