STEELE CREEK NEWS
Early Voting for
June Primary Begins May 31 in Steele Creek
(May
16, 2016) The second 2016 Primary Election in North Carolina will be on
June 7 at each precinct's polling location. Early voting starts
Tuesday, May 31 and extends through Saturday, June 4 at the
Steele Creek Library (13620 Steele Creek Road).
Hours at the Steele Creek Library are
Weekdays - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 4 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Early voting also is
available at Central Piedmont Community College on May 26 and 27,
and at all 17 sites across Mecklenburg County May 31 through June 4.
Click here for all locations and hours of operation.
Any
Mecklenburg County voter can vote at any site during early voting,
but voters must go to their assigned precinct's polling location on June 7. Same-day
registration is available for the primary, but barring
further court action, it will not be permitted thereafter. Most
voters must now show acceptable photo ID or declare a
reasonable impedement at the polling site. See
2016 Supreme Court Primary Election Guide for more information about
election procedures.
Absentee ballots are available
until May 31.
Go to
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections for more information.
The
June Primary ballot will include two races: United States Congress
and North Carolina Supreme Court. The second primary was scheduled
because of two court decisions. Federal courts ruled the current United States
congressional districts unconstitutional, and state courts ruled the elimination of competitive elections for the North
Carolina Supreme Court unconstitutional.
These decisions came too late for congressional and Supreme Court
primaries to be held during the first primary in March.
All of Steele Creek is in
the new Congressional District 12, which is entirely
within Mecklenburg County. See
Map of New Congressional Districts in Mecklenburg County. There
will be no runoff primary for congressional races. The top vote
getter will win each party's primary.
Candidates in the
Democratic primary for United States House of
Representatives, District 12:
- Alma Adams
- Tricia Cotham
- Carla D. Cunningham
- Malcolm Graham
- Gardenia Henley
- Rick Miller
Rodney Moore also will be on the ballot, but he
has suspended his campaign.
Candidates in the Republican primary for United States House of Representatives,
District 12:
- Ryan Duffie
- Leon Threatt
- Paul Wright
One seat for an eight-year term on the North Carolina Supreme Court is
on the ballot. The two candidates who get the most votes in this
non-partisan primary will appear on the November ballot. All voters,
including those registered unaffiliated or Libertarian, may vote in
the Supreme Court primary. Candidates in the Supreme Court primary:
- Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds
- Sabra Jean Faires
- Michael R. (Mike) Morgan
- Daniel Robertson
To see your sample ballot and for more election information, visit the
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections or
North Carolina
State Board
of Elections web sites.
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