STEELE CREEK NEWS
Steele
Creek
Voter Guide for the 2014 Election
(October 16,
2014) Mecklenburg County residents can vote during Early Voting at the Steele Creek
Library and 20 other county locations from Thursday, October 23 to
Saturday, November 1. Any registered Mecklenburg County voter can
vote at any site. Unregistered voters can no longer register and vote during
Early Voting.
Hours at Steele Creek
Library:
Weekdays - October
23 through October 31 - 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays - October 25 and November 1 - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday - October 26 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
To see all locations
click here:
Mecklenburg County One Stop Early Voting.
Election Day is
Tuesday, November 4, when voters must vote at their home precincts.
Polls will be open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Provisional ballots are no longer allowed. For a map of precincts in Steele Creek, click here:
Voting Precincts and Polling Places in Steele Creek.
Note that straight party voting has been eliminated,
so anticipate that you will need more time to vote this election
year. Most voters will not need to show identification to vote until 2016,
but poll workers should ask you if you have acceptable
identification. If not, they should provide information on
identification requirements. Some first-time voters may be required
to show identification. See
Voter
ID Requirements in NC.
Steele Creek
residents can vote for the following offices, referenda, and bond
issues:
United States Senate:
Candidates are incumbent Senator Kay Hagan (Democrat),
Speaker of the North Caroina House of Representatives Thom Tillis
(Republican}. and Sean Haugh (Libertarian).
United
States Congress:
Most of Steele Creek
is Congressional District 9. Incumbent Robert Pittenger (Republican)
is running unopposed.
Portions of northeast
Steele Creek are in Congressional District 12. Candidates for this
vacant seat are Alma Adams (Democrat) and Vince Coakley (Republican).
Note that you must vote twice, once for the unexpired term ending in
2014 and once for the new term beginning in 2015.
Click on the map at
right for a larger map of Congressional Districts in Steele Creek.
North
Carolina Senate:
Most of Steele Creek
is in North Carolina Senate District 37. Incumbent Jeff Jackson (Democrat)
is running unopposed.
Portions of northeast
Steele Creek are in North Carolina Senate District 38. Candidates
are incumbent Joel Ford (Democrat) and Richard Rivette (Republican).
Click on the map at
right for a larger map of North Carolina Senate Districts in Steele
Creek.
North
Carolina House:
Most of Steele Creek
is in North Carolina House District 92. Candidates are Robin
Bradford (Democrat) and incumbent Charles Jeter (Republican).
Portions of eastern
Steele Creek are in North Carolina House District 102. Incumbent Becky Carney
(Democrat) is running unopposed in that district.
Click on the map at
right for a larger map of North Carolina House Districts in Steele
Creek. Note that several precincts are split by house district
boundaries.
Mecklenburg
County Board of Commissioners:
Voters will
elect at-large and district representatives to the Mecklenburg
County Board of Commissioners.
At-large Democratic
candidates are incumbent Pat Cotham, incumbent Trevor M. Fuller, and
Ella B. Scarborough. At-large Republican candidates are Scott
Carlisle and Emily Zuyus.
Most of Steele Creek
is in County Commission District 2. Incumbent Vilma D. Leake
(Democrat) us running unopposed.
The two Southern
precincts in Steele Creek are in County Commission District 6.
Incumbent Bill James
(Republican) is running unopposed.
Click on the map
above right for a larger map of Mecklenburg County Commissioner
Districts in Steele Creek.
District Attorney for District 26
Mecklenburg County comprises District 26. Incumbent
Andrew Murray (Republican) is running unopposed.
Mecklenburg County Clerk of
Superior Court
Candidates are Elisa Chinn Gary (Democrat) and Martha
Efird (Republican).
Mecklenburg County Sheriff
Candidates to replace retiring Sheriff Chipp Bailey
are Irwin Carmichael (Democrat) and Chris Hailey (Republican).
North
Carolina Supreme Court
There are four seats
in the election. These races are nonpartisan.
Chief Justice: Mark Martin and
Ola M. Lewis
Associate
Justice: Bob Hunter and Sam J. Ervin IV
Associate
Justice: Eric Levinson and incumbent Robin Hudson
Associate
Justice: Mike Robinson and incumbent Cheri Beasley
North
Carolina Court of Appeals Judges
There
are four seats in the election. These races are nonpartisan.
One
Court of Appeals Judge's position has 19 candidates. The candidate
with the most votes will win the election. There will be no runoff.
Candidates are John S. Arrowood, Betsy Bunting, Jeffrey M. Cook,
Lori G. Christian, J. Brad Donovan, Daniel Patrick Donahue, Sabra
Jean Faires, Abe Jones, Ann Kirby, Keischa Lovelace, Hunter Murphy,
Marty Martin, Jody Newsome, Tricia Shields, Elizabeth Davenport
Scott, John M. Tyson, Chuck Winfree, Marion Warren, and Valerie
Johnson Zachary.
Court of Appeals
Judge: Lucy Inman and Bill Southern
Court of Appeals
Judge: Incumbent Donna Stroud (unopposed)
Court of Appeals
Judge: Incumbent Mark Davis and Paul Holcombe
North
Carolina Superior Court Judge for District 26C
Most of
Steele Creek is in District 26C. Candidates are incumbent Bob Bell and Justin
William Moore.
There is no race
for District 26A.
North
Carolina District Court Judges for District 26
There
are nine seats in the election. These races are nonpartisan.
Disrtict Court
Judge for District 26: Donald Cureton, Jr. (unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Rickye
McKoy-Mitchell (unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Paige B.
McThenia (unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Regan A. Miller
(unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Theo Nixon and
Yolanda M. Troutman
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Matt Osman
(unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Sean Smith
(unopposed)
District Court Judge for District 26: Incumbent Becky Thorne
Tin (unopposed)
Disrtict Court Judge for District 26: Alicia D.
Brooks and incumbent Casey Viser
Soil and
Water Conservation District
You may vote for two. Candidates
are incumbent Nancy G. Carter and Shawn Greeson.
Referenda
North
Carolina Constitutional Amendment:
Constitutional amendment
providing that a person accused of any criminal offense for which
the State is not seeking a sentence of death in superior court may,
in writing or on the record in court and with the consent of the
trial judge, waive the person's right to a trial by jury.
Mecklenburg County Sales Use Tax
Local
sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in
addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.
City of
Charlotte Bonds
Public
Improvement Bonds: $110,965,000
Housing
Bonds: $15,000,000
Neighborhood Improvement
Bonds: $20,000,000
To check your
registration, view your sample ballot, and see other 2014 election
information, see the
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections web site.
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