STEELE CREEK NEWS
New Election
Districts Adopted Based on 2020 Census Results
Note
that districts for US Congress, North Carolina Senate, North
Carolina House of Representatives, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
Board changed in early 2022. See
New Election Districts Adopted Based on 2020 Census Results (3/11/22).
(November
11, 2021) After every census, election districts must be updated
to ensure that each district has about the same population. Normally,
census counts would have been released in April 2021, but these were
delayed until August due to the pandemic. (See Steele Creek Population Growth Outpaces Mecklenburg County, Census Shows (August 13, 2021))
Because the
Charlotte City Council and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board district boundaries could not be redistricted in time for July 2021 candidate filing,
the 2021 elections for Charlotte Mayor and City Council and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board district representatives
have been delayed until 2022. Other elections scheduled for 2022
will continue as normal.
All redistricting had to be completed and reported the Board of
Elections by November 17 so that the Board of Elections could update
the districts for each voter and notify them of the changes before
candidate filing begins in December.
The schedules on the Mecklenburg County and North Carolina
Boards of Election web sites are not complete, but here are what we
believe are the key
dates for the 2022 elections:
Dates |
Event |
December
6, 2021 through December 17, 2021 |
Candidate filing for all
offices except School Board |
Tuesday,
March 8, 2022 |
Primary for all offices
except School Board |
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (or May 17, 2022 if a federal second primary is held) |
General
Election for City of Charlotte (and second primary if
needed) |
July 25, 2022 through August 12, 2022 |
Candidate filing for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board district
representatives |
Tuesday, November
8, 2022 |
General
Election for all offices except City of Charlotte |
United
States Congressional Districts
The North Carolina General Assembly adopted the districts for
United States Congress on November 4, 2021.
In Steele Creek, Precincts 122, 229, and 243 and part of Precinct 230 are in District 13 with North Mecklenburg and McDowell, Burke, Polk, Rutherford, Cleveland, and Gaston Counties. Precincts 78, 138, 147, and 228, and part of Precinct 230 are in District 9 with most of Charlotte. The boundary splits two neighborhoods in Precinct 230.
For more information see
https://www.ncleg.gov/Redistricting.
North Carolina State Senate Districts
The North Carolina General Assembly adopted the districts for
the North Carolina Senate on November 4, 2021.
All Steele Creek precincts continue to be in Senate District 39.
The current boundary was revised to remove precincts in the
Ballantyne area and add precincts north of the airport. (See Steele
Creek Voting Guide for the 2020 General Election (September 17,
2020) for a map of the current district.) For more
information see
https://www.ncleg.gov/Redistricting.
North Carolina State
House Districts
The North Carolina General Assembly adopted the districts for
the North Carolina House of Representatives on November 4, 2021.
Mecklenburg County
currently has 12 house districts. In the new map Mecklenburg has 13
districts. New House District 92 loses five precincts and adds one
precinct. (See Steele
Creek Voting Guide for the 2020 General Election (September 17,
2020) for a map of the current district.) District 92 includes four Steele Creek
precincts (122, 229, 230, and 243).
Precincts 78, 138, 147, and 228 are in
new District 112, along with other precincts in the South Boulevard
corridor. This is the only new district in Mecklenburg County that
does not have a current House representative living in it, so this
district will have a new representative. See more information at
https://www.ncleg.gov/Redistricting.
Mecklenburg Board of
County Commissioners
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners adopted
new districts on November 3. They only moved one precinct (98)
from current District 2 into District 5. Steele Creek continues to
be split, with Precincts 122 and 229 in District 6 and the remaining
precincts in District 2.
For more information on County Commission redistricting, see
https://www.mecknc.gov/Redistricting/Pages/Home.aspx.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board
of Education adopted its new election districts
(Scenario CS-2) on November 9. Currently, all of Steele Creek is in District 2, but most Steele Creek precincts are in new District 6 with Pineville and Ballantyne precincts. Precincts 78, 138, and 230 remain in District 2.
School Board members serve for four year terms. District and at-large representative elections normally alternate in odd year elections, but the non-partisan district representative elections were postponed
from 2021 until November 2022. District members elected in 2022 will
serve until the 2025 Election.
For more
information see
https://www.cms.k12.nc.us/boe/Pages/2021-Redistricting-Scenarios.aspx.
Charlotte City
Council
The Charlotte City Council adopted the new City Council districts on November 8.
The new map moves three precincts (Precincts 23, 24, and 81) from District 3 to District 2. The map also moves 13 other precincts to different City Council districts.
That part of Steele Creek within the Charlotte city limits will continue to be entirely within District 3.
Charlotte Mayor, City Council At-Large, and City Council District representative elections were postponed from November 2021. The Primary Election is on March 8, 2022, and the General Election is on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, or May 17, 2022.
These districts are in litigation and thus are subject to change.
For more information on City Council redistricting, see!
ELECTION INFORMATION:
For additional information on elections, see
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
or North Carolina
Board of Elections.
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