Know Your Rights

*You may vote, register to vote, or change your address at any Early Voting
location during the early voting period.
*If you have registered to vote but are not listed, ask for a provisional ballot.
*You can only be asked to provide an ID or document listing your current
name and address if you are voting for the first time in Mecklenburg County.

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VOTING IS EASY !
Your ballot will have 8 pages of screens. Buttons at the bottom of the screen allow you to move back and forth
between screens.

FOLLOW THESE 3 SIMPLE STEPS

If you vote the Straight Democratic Ticket do not vote for those candidates individually. Skip those
screens, but be sure to vote individually for the judges and the bonds.
When you have finished voting, press the red “Press here to cast your ballot now” button. You have not
completed voting until you see the “thank you” message from Carol Hill Williams, Chair of the Election Board.

1 VOTE STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC If you have a question or need assistance, feel free to ask a polling official for help.

PARTY TICKET AND ELECT:

2 VOTE INDIVIDUALLY FOR THESE RACES:
U.S. Senate District Attorney NC Supreme Court Justice District Court Judges
(continued)

Elaine Marshall Michael D. Barnes Robert C. (Bob) Hunter Regan A. Miller

U.S. House of Mecklenburg County NC Court of Appeals

Representatives Commission Rickye McKoy-Mitchell

Jeff Doctor Dan Murrey Theo Nixon

District 9 At - Large Jane Gray

Larry Kissell Jennifer Roberts

District 8 Martha Geer Tim Smith
At - Large
Mel Watt Harold Cogdell, Jr.
District 12 At - Large
District Court Judges Twyla E. Hollingsworth

NC State Senate Vilma Leake Superior Court Judge

District 2 Tyyawdi Monique Hands

Ed McGuire George Dunlap F. Lane Williamson

District 35 District 3 Becky Thorne Tin

Daniel (Dan) Clodfelter Dumont Clarke

District 4 Donald Cureton, Jr. Hugh Lewis
District 37
Charlie Dannelly Soil & Water Conservation
District 38
Sheriff Jena P. Culler District Supervisor
Malcolm Graham Chipp Bailey John Autry
District 40 Paige B. McThenia

NC House of
Representatives
3 HOW TO VOTE IN AN INSTANT RUNOFF RACE FOR COURT OF APPEALS:
Rodney W. Moore
District 99 Select one per choice Your 2nd or 3rd choices will not count against your 1st choice
First Column mark your 1st Choice in Second Column Mark a different Third Column You may mark a 3rd
Tricia Cotham “Cressie Thigpen is a column 1. Choose the candidate you candidate as your 2nd choice in choice in column 3. This choice should
District 100 well respected and want to win as your 1st choice. column 2. be different from your 1st and 2nd
choices.
successful Democrat 1st 2nd 3rd
Beverly Miller Earle
District 101 who was chosen for the
Court of Appeals by our
Becky Carney Governor from among Cressie Thigpen Anne Middleton Mark E. Klass
District 102
many qualified
Ann Newman candidates. He has the Harry Payne Stanley Hammer
District 103 whole hearted
endorsement of the John Sullivan John Sullivan
Frank Deaton
District 104 Democratic Party of
Mecklenburg County.” Stanley Hammer Harry Payne
Martha Alexander
District 106 Mark E. Klass Anne Middleton
Kelly Alexander
District 107 Your 2nd and 3rd choices are back-up choices. They are only looked at if your 1st choice is eliminated.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING THIS VOTER GUIDE INTO THE VOTING BOOTH.