Early Voting In Mecklenburg County: Five Things You Should Know

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Early voting kicked off this week in Mecklenburg County for the upcoming Nov. 7 election, and includes candidates for mayor, town commissioners, city council, as well as the board of education.

We’ve compiled the top five things you need to know about early voting:

What offices are on the Nov. 7 ballot?
The Nov. 7 ballot in Mecklenburg County includes the mayoral races in Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Pineville and Matthews.

In Charlotte, mayoral candidates are Vi Lyles, who is running as the Democratic candidate, and Kenny Smith, who is the Republican candidate. The election will also fill sex seats on the Mecklenburg County Board of Education, eight seats on the Charlotte City Council.

Voters will also fill seats for Board of Commissioners in Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mint Hill and Matthews. Pineville voters will also select town council members.

Who are the candidates?
The entire list of candidates can be found here.

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How long will early voting last?
Early voting began Oct. 19 and will run through most weekdays through Saturday, Nov. 4. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. You can find a calendar of early voting locations here.

Where do I go to vote?
There are numerous locations dedicated to early voting around Mecklenburg County, but not all of them are open yet. You can find a calendar and map of voting location availability here.

Early voting locations include:

• Hal Marshall, 618 N. College St.
• Beatties Ford Road Library, 2412 Beatties Ford Rd.
• Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave.
• Elon Park Recreation Center, 11401 Ardrey Kell Rd.
• Independence Regional Library, 6000 Conference Dr.
• Main Library, 310 N. Tryon St.
• Mountain Island Library, 4420 Hoyt Gavin Way
• Marion Diehl Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road
• Matthews Library, 230 Matthews Station Street
• Mint Hill Library, 6840 Mathews-Mint Hill Road
• North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville
• Southpark, Rexford 1, 2100 Rexford Road
• South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road
• Sugar Creek Library, 4045 N. Tryon Street
• Steele Creek Library, 13620 Steele Creek Rd.
• Old Pier 1, 8802 JW Clay Blvd.
• West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd.

Where can I look up my district?
You can type in your address to look up your sample ballot, your districts and where you vote on election day here.

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