STEELE CREEK NEWS
Steele Creek Voting Guide for 2018 General Election
(October
8, 2018) This fall voters will participate in elections for various
state and local offices and decide on six constitutional amendments
and three city bond issues. Election day is Tuesday, November 6.
Early Voting for 2018
has
returned to the old Hollywood Video store in York Ridge Shopping
Center at the corner of S Tryon Street and Moss Road (11130 S Tryon Street).
This site can accommodate up to 24 voting machines, almost three
times the number that can fit in the Steele Creek Library Community
Room, which was used for the 2017 Municipal Election.
The deadline to
register to vote on Election Day, November 6 is Friday, October 12, but
voters can register and vote during One-Stop Early Voting beginning
Wednesday, October 17 at the Steele Creek site and at 18 additional
sites across the county. Voters must vote at their regular precinct
polling location on November 6, but Mecklenburg County voters can vote at
any early voting site in the county. See
Mecklenburg County General Election November 6, 2018 One Stop Early
Voting for the complete schedule and locations. The schedule for the Steele Creek
site is as follows:
Absentee ballots (By
Mail) currently are available. Use this link to download a
State Absentee Ballot Request Form.
Candidates
Voters
in Steele Creek will see the following races:
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United States
Congress District 12:
All of Steele Creek is in Congressional District 12.
The following candidates will appear on the ballot:
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Alma Adams (D-Incumbent)
-
Paul Wright (R)
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North Carolina
General Assembly:
Steele Creek includes
portions of two State Senate Districts and two State House
Districts.
The following candidates for North Carolina Senate District 37
will appear on the ballot:
- Jeff Jackson (D-Incumbent)
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Nora Trotman (R)
-
Stuart Andrew Collins (C)
The following candidates for North Carolina Senate District 41
will appear on the ballot:
- Natasha Marcus (D)
-
Jeff Tarte (R-Incumbent)
The following
candidates for North Carolina House of Representatives District 88
will appear on the ballot:
-
Mary G. Belk (D-Incumbent)
- Ty Turner
(R)
The following candidates for North Carolina House of Representatives
District 92
will appear on the ballot:
- Chaz Beasley (D-Incumbent)
-
Deborah Ware (R)
For more information on the
new North Carolina General Assembly districts, see
General Assembly Districts Will Change for the 2018 Election.
Mecklenburg County
District Attorney (District 37):
The following candidate
is unopposed on the ballot:
- Spencer Merriweather (D-Incumbent)
Mecklenburg County
Board of Commissioners At-Large (three seats):
The following
candidates for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners At-Large
will appear on the ballot:
- Patricia (Pat) Cotham (D-Incumbent)
- Trevor
M. Fuller
(D-Incumbent)
- Ella Scarborough
(D-Incumbent)
- Jeremy Brasch
(R)
Mecklenburg
County Board of Commissioners District 2
The following
candidate for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District 2
is unopposed on the ballot:
- Vilma Leake (D-Incumbent)
Mecklenburg County
Board of Commissioners District
6
The
following candidates for Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners District
6 will appear on the ballot:.
- Susan Rodriguez McDowell (D)
- Bill James (R-Incumbent)
Mecklenburg County Clerk of Superior Court
The following candidate
is unopposed on the ballot:
- Elisa Chinn Gary (D-Incumbent)
Mecklenburg County
Sheriff:
The following candidate is unopposed on the ballot:
North Carolina
Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 1:
The following candidates for
the North Carolina Supreme Court
will appear on the ballot:
-
Anita Earles (D)
-
Christopher (Chris) Anglin (R)
- Barbara Jackson (R)
North Carolina Court
of Appeals Judge Seat 1:
The following candidates for
the North Carolina Court of Appeals
will appear on the ballot:
- John S. Arrowood (D-Incumbent)
- Andrew T. Heath (R)
North Carolina Court
of Appeals Judge Seat 2:
The following candidates for the North Carolina Court of Appeals will appear on the ballot:
- Tobias (Toby) Hampson (D)
- Jefferson G. Griffin (R)
-
Sandra Alice Ray (R)
North Carolina Court
of Appeals Judge Seat 3:
The following candidates for the North Carolina Court of Appeals
will appear on the ballot:
- Allegra Katherine Collins (D)
- Michael Monaco, Sr. (L)
-
Chuck Kitchen (R)
Superior and District Court
Judges:
Superior and District Court judges will be elected in newly drawn
Judicial Districts. All Steele Creek precincts are in Judicial
District 26D. There are no Superior or District Court seats up for
election in District 26D in 2018.
For more information on the judicial candidates, see
Judicial Voter Guide 2018 with proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisor (two seats):
The following candidates for the Soil ad Water Conservation District
Supervisor will appear on the ballot. This election is nonpartisan.
- Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel
- David Michael Rice
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Duncan David St Clair III
- Lilly Taylor
- Barbara Bleiweis
-
Nancy Carter
For a listing of all
candidates for the 2018 election in Mecklenburg County, see
2018 Candidate Listing.
Constitutional
Amendments
Voters will see six Constitutional Amendments on the ballot.
However, the General Assembly has prevented the NC Constitutional
Amendments Publication Commission from providing descriptive
captions for the amendments on the ballot. Voters may not be aware
of the true objectives on the amendments. For example, the last two
amendments are designed to give power over filling judicial
vacancies and administering elections to the leadership of the General
Assembly.
The following is taken from the
Judicial Voter Guide 2018 with proposed Constitutional
Amendments. Voters are encouraged to review this Voter Guide
and other resources to become informed of the true nature of the
proposed amendments.
Right to Hunt and Fish |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment protecting
the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest
wildlife. |
Changes to Current Victims’
Rights Amendment |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment to
strengthen protections for victims of crime; to
establish certain absolute basic rights for
victims; and to ensure the enforcement of these rights. |
Cap Maximum State Income Tax
at 7 % |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment to reduce
the income tax rate in North Carolina to a maximum
allowable rate of seven percent (7%). |
"The proposed amendment does not include any exceptions. Therefore,
in times of disaster or recession, the State could have to take
measures such as cutting core services, raising sales taxes or fees,
or increasing borrowing."
Require Photographic
Identification to Vote |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment to require
voters to provide photo identification before voting in
person. |
"This amendment...does not apply to absentee voting."
Legislature to Control
Judicial Appointments |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment to change
the process for filling judicial vacancies that occur
between judicial elections from a process in which the
Governor has sole appointment power to a process in which
the people of the State nominate individuals to fill
vacancies by way of a commission comprised of appointees
made by the judicial, executive, and legislative branches
charged with making recommendations to the legislature as to
which nominees are deemed qualified; then the legislature
will recommend at least two nominees to the Governor via
legislative action not subject to gubernatorial veto; and
the Governor will appoint judges from among these nominees. |
"This proposed constitutional amendment would create a new process
for filling judicial vacancies. The Legislature would play the
dominant role in this process."
Party Leaders in Legislature
to Control Ethics and Elections Board Appointments;
Eliminate Nonpartisan Representation on Board |
Ballot Question
o For
o Against |
Constitutional amendment to
establish an eight-member Bipartisan Board of Ethics and
Elections Enforcement in the Constitution to administer
ethics and elections law. |
"The Legislature passed a law in 2017 establishing an 8-member board
to administer elections, ethics, and lobbying laws. The North
Carolina Supreme Court struck that law down as unconstitutional
because it took executive authority from the Governor. The 2017 law
also lacked representation of unaffiliated voters.
"This
proposed amendment would overturn that Supreme Court decision."
City of Charlotte Bonds
Voters who live in Charlotte will see three bond issues on the
ballot:
City of Charlotte Transportation Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $118,080,000 of bonds plus interest to
provide funds to pay the capital costs of constructing,
reconstructing, enlarging, extending and improving certain
streets...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...be
approved?
City of Charlotte Neighborhood Improvements Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $55,000,000 of bonds plus interest to
provide funds to pay the capital costs of infrastructure
improvements for various neighborhoods of the City...be approved?
The Neighborhood Improvements Bonds finance the
Comprehensive
Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP), which includes several projects in
Steele Creek, including improvements to Ayrsley Town Boulevard,
Brown-Grier Road, and Sandy Porter Road, as well as adding a multi-use path
along Westinghouse Boulevard. The Steele Creek Residents Association
endorses the Charlotte Bonds. For more information on Steele Creek
CNIP projects, see
Whitehall/Ayrsley CNIP For more information on the bonds, including lists
of projects to be funded, see
Vote Yes for
City Bonds!
Election Information
For information on
voter registration, to view a sample ballot, and to see other election
information, see
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.
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