Lenoir County offers three early voting sites for November election

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Thursday, Oct. 15, in Lenoir County, with three locations available to voters.

The sites are the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Service, 1791 N.C. 11-55 in Kinston; La Grange Town Hall, 203 S. Center St. in La Grange; and the Martin C. Freeman Center, 500 Marcella Drive in Kinston.

All three sites will open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15-16, Oct. 19-23 and Oct. 26-30. Saturday voting will be available Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sites will be closed Sundays.

Early voting ends at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The Board of Elections office on South Herritage Street is not an early voting site for this election.

The ballot includes local, legislative, congressional and judicial races, along with three constitutional amendments. Grifton voters will also decide a mixed beverage referendum.

County races

• County commissioner, District 1: J. Mac Daughety (Republican).

• County commissioner, District 2: BJ Murphy (Republican).

• County commissioner, District 5: Cleveland Lovick (Democrat).

• Board of Education, District 1: Billy Davis (Republican).

• Board of Education, District 2: John Wiggins (Republican); Merwyn K. Smith (Democrat).

• Board of Education, District 5: W. D. Anderson (Democrat).

• Clerk of Superior Court: Mary G. Alphin (Republican).

• Sheriff: Jackie Rogers (Republican).

• Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, vote for up to two: Taylor Best; Mark Rouse. This race is nonpartisan.

Legislative and congressional races

• N.C. Senate, District 3: Charles Dudley (Democrat); Bob Brinson (Republican).

• N.C. House, District 12: Chris Humphrey (Republican); Don Hardy (Democrat).

• U.S. Senate: Michael Dublin (Green Party); Roy Cooper (Democrat); Shannon W. Bray (Libertarian); Michael Whatley (Republican).

• U.S. House, District 3: Daniel Cavender (Libertarian); Raymond Smith (Democrat); Greg Murphy (Republican).

Judicial and district attorney races

• District Court, District 9, Seat 1: Roy A. Dawson (Republican); Sonya Davis (Democrat).

• District attorney, District 9: Jeff Cannon (Republican).

• N.C. Supreme Court, associate justice Seat 1: Anita Earls (Democrat); Sarah Stevens (Republican).

• N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 1: Michael C. Byrne (Republican); John S. Arrowood (Democrat).

• N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 2: George Cooper Bell (Republican); Tobias (Toby) Hampson (Democrat).

• N.C. Court of Appeals, Seat 3: Craig Collins (Republican); Christine Marie Walczyk (Democrat).

Ballot questions

Voters may select “For” or “Against” on each applicable question.

• Photo identification amendment: Would require photo identification before voting for all voters, including those voting by mail.

• Income tax amendment: Would set the constitutional ceiling for the state income tax rate at 3.5%.

• Property tax amendment: Would require limits on property tax increases by local governments.

• Grifton mixed beverage referendum: Voters within Grifton will decide whether to permit mixed beverage sales at specified venues and beer and unfortified wine sales for consumption on and off the premises at qualifying establishments.

The district races and local ballot questions appearing on a voter’s ballot depend on the voter’s address.

Voters may cast an early ballot at any of the three sites in Lenoir County. Eligible residents who are not registered may register and vote during the early voting period. Voters will be asked to show photo identification.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls will open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters must cast ballots at their assigned precinct.

For more information, contact the Lenoir County Board of Elections at 252-523-0636.