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STEELE CREEK NEWS
Steele Creek Voting Guide for
the 2022 General Election
(October
12, 2022) This October and November voters will participate in elections for various
state and local offices and decide on three city bond issues. Election day is Tuesday, November
8, but you can vote absentee now and vote early beginning October
20.
REGISTRATION: To vote
absentee or on Election Day, you must be registered by Friday,
October 14. To register to vote or update your registration, click
this link:
https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register If you miss the
deadline, you can STILL register & vote at any early voting site
in Mecklenburg County.
ABSENTEE VOTING (VOTE BY
MAIL): To request your absentee ballot online, click the link
here:
https://votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home. To print an absentee
ballot request, click here:
https://www.mecknc.gov/BOE/voter/Documents/AbsenteeBallotRequestFormweb.pdf. Any eligible voter can
vote by mail – no special reason required. Have a witness when you mark your ballot. Both of you
must sign the envelope. Mail in your ballot ASAP to avoid slow mail
delivery (at least 1 to 2 weeks before November 8) or return it to the
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections or to any early voting site
(but not to precincts on Election Day). To get text
or email alerts
to confirm receipt of your ballot, click here:
https://northcarolina.ballottrax.net/voter/
For more details, see
https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-mail.
EARLY VOTING:
Mecklenburg County residents can vote early at any of 24 One-Stop
Early Voting sites daily from October 20 to November 5. If not
already registered, you can register and vote during Early Voting --
or update your address or other registration information. This year,
the early voting site in Steele Creek will be at the old TapHaus 49
restaurant at the corner of South Tryon Street and Carowinds
Boulevard (13230 Carowinds Boulevard). See the list of sites and schedule
below. For
more information on early voting, see
https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-early-person.

ELECTION DAY: You
may vote at your precinct polling location on Election Day, November
8. Polls will be open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Click on the map below or
HERE to view a
printable pdf version of the map.

ELECTION DISTRICTS:
Candidates are running in new districts delineated using the 2020
Census results, which were delayed due to COVID. For more
information on redistricting and to view all new district
maps, see
New Election Districts Adopted Based on 2020 Census Results.
SAMPLE BALLOTS:
Due to overlapping districts, Mecklenburg County residents will see
several dozen different ballots. For almost all of Steele Creek,
there are only four. All of Steele Creek is in Congressional District
14, and almost all of Steele Creek is in State House District 92 and State
Senate District 39. (Precincts 78 and 200 are in State House
District 88, and Precinct 200 is in State Senate District 41.
Sample ballots for these precincts are not shown.) Steele Creek is split between County
Commissioner Districts 2 and 6 and between School Board Districts 2
and 6.
To preview your sample ballot using your address, go to
http://apps.meckboe.org/addressSearch_New.aspx. To
confirm your voter registration and preview your sample ballot using
your name, go to
https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/.
The following is Page 1 of the
Sample Ballot for most Steele Creek voters:

The following is Page
2 of the Sample Ballot for most Steele Creek voters:

The following are
district candidates for County Commission Districts 2 and 6 and for
CMS Board of Education Districts 2 and 6:

CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL
DISTRICTS:
In addition to
the almost two dozen national, statewide, and countywide candidates that appear on the
sample ballots, voters
in Steele Creek will see the following local district races:
United States Congress:
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United States
Congress District 14:
All of Steele Creek is in
new Congressional District 14.
The following candidates
for Congressional District 14 will appear on the ballot:
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Jeff Jackson (D)
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Pat Harrigan (R)
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North Carolina
General Assembly:
After redistricting
in 2022, almost all of Steele Creek is within Senate District 39 and
House District 92.
North Carolina Senate
District 39:
Almost all of Steele Creek is in State Senate District 39.
The following candidates
for State Senate District 39 will appear on the ballot:
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DeAndrea Salvador (D)
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Mark Robeson (R)
North Carolina Senate
District 41:
Precinct 200 is in State Senate District 41.
The following candidates
for State Senate District 41 will appear on the ballot:
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Natasha Marcus (D)
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Bonni Leone (R)
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North Carolina House
District 92:
Almost all of Steele Creek is in State House District 92.
The following candidates
for State House District 92 will appear on the ballot:
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Terry Brown (D)
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Mario
J. Robinson, Sr. (R)
North Carolina House
District 88:
Precincts 78 and 200 are in State House District 88.
The following candidates
for State House District 88 will appear on the ballot:
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Mary Belk (D)
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Anne
Marie Peacock (R)
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Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners:
Steele Creek
precincts are divided between County Commissioner Districts 2 and 6.
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County Commission District 2:
The following candidate
for County Commission District 2 is unopposed:
County Commission
District 6:
The following candidates
for County Commission District 6 will appear on the ballot:
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Susan Rodriguez-McDowell (D)
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Jeremy Brasch (R)
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education:
Steele Creek
precincts are divided between Board of Education Districts 2 and 6.
The 2021 Election for Board of Education district representatives
was delayed until 2022 because census results needed for
redistricting were delayed. Elected School Board district
representatives will serve three year terms instead of the normal
four year terms. This election is non-partisan.
Board of Education District 2:
The following candidates
for Board of Education District 2 will appear on the ballot:
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Thelma Byers-Bailey
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Juanrique Hall
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Monty Witherspoon
Board of Education
District 6:
The following candidates
for Board of Education District 6 will appear on the ballot:
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Summer Nunn
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Sean Strain
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Michael Watson
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To view maps of districts for all of Mecklenburg County, go to
https://www.mecknc.gov/BOE/candidate/Pages/DistrictMaps.aspx.
CITY OF CHARLOTTE BONDS:
Voters who live in Charlotte will see three
city bond issues on the
ballot:
City of Charlotte Transportation Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $146,200,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, extending and improving certain streets, including streets and roads constituting a part of the State highway system or otherwise the responsibility of the State and including the cost of related studies, streetscape and pedestrian improvements, relocation of utilities, plans and design; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, widening, extending, paving, milling, resurfacing, grading or improving streets, roads, intersections, parking lots and pedestrian and bicycle paths; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing or improving sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drainage, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and grade crossings and providing related landscaping, lighting and traffic controls, signals and markers; and the acquisition of interests in land and rights-of-way required therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved?
City of Charlotte Housing Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $50,000,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the capital costs of housing projects for the benefit of persons of low income, or moderate income, or low and moderate income, including construction of infrastructure improvements related thereto and the acquisition of land and rights-of-way required therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved?
City of Charlotte Neighborhood Improvements Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $29,800,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of infrastructure improvements for various neighborhoods of the City, including the cost of related studies, plans and design, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, installing or providing curbs, gutters, storm drainage, sidewalks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and relocation of utilities; paving, milling, resurfacing, grading or improving streets, roads and intersections, providing public open space, landscaping, lighting and traffic controls, signals and markers, and acquiring any necessary equipment, land, interests in land and rights-of-way therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved?
The Transportation Bonds cover the Congestion Mitigation Program,
which will fund improvements to the Steele Creek Road/Erwin Road
intersection, the Steele Creek Road/Sam Neely intersection, the
Steele Creek Road/Shopton Road West intersection, and the South
Tryon Street/Shopton Road West intersection.
For more information on the bonds, including lists
of projects to be funded, see
Vote Yes for
City Bonds!
ELECTION INFORMATION:
For additional information on
voter registration, absentee voting, and early voting; to view sample ballots; and to see other election
information, see
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
or North Carolina
Board of Elections.
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