Are You Registered To Vote? What You Need To Know For NC Primary

CHARLOTTE, NC — Friday, April 13 is the last day to register for the May 8 primary election, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Voters have until 5 p.m. on April 13 to register. Eligible voters who miss the deadline will also be able to register and vote on the same day during one-stop early voting, which runs April 19 through May 5, according to state election officials.

The State Board recently revamped its voter registration form and now allows voters an option to register with the North Carolina Green Party. The Green Party, which joins the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties already acknowledged by the state, does not hold a traditional primary election and instead chooses its nominees by convention, according to the State Board.

Voters may download the form or pick up a copy at county boards of elections.

Early Voting begins in Mecklenburg County Thursday, April 19 at 8 a.m. at the Hal Marshall Annex located at 618 North College Street in Charlotte. On April 27, 15 additional locations in the Charlotte and Lake Norman area will open up for early voting.

Registered Republicans and Democrats will have opportunity to vote for their party’s candidates and voters registered as Unaffiliated may vote in the partisan primary by requesting a ballot of one of the parties.

Here are the candidates for the Mecklenburg County Primary May 8:

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BALLOT
U.S. House House of Representatives, District 9

• Daniel Kent McCready — Democrat
• Fernando Christian Cano Jr. — Democrat

U.S. House of Representatives District 12

• Alma Shealey Adams — Democrat
• Gabriel Ortiz — Democrat
• Benjamin Patrick Register — Democrat
• William Keith Young — Democrat

NC State Senate District 38

• Roderick Davis — Democrat
• Joel Ford — Democrat
• Mujtaba A. Mohammed — Democrat
• Tim Wallis — Democrat

NC State Senate District 39

• Ann Harlan — Democrat
• Chad Stachowicz — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 98

• Christy Clark — Democrat
• Branden Rosenlieb — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 99

• Priscilla (P.J.) Johnson — Democrat
• Nasif Majeed — Democrat
• Rodney W. Moore — Democrat
• Jackson Pethtal — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 101

• Chance Harris — Democrat
• Carolyn Logan — Democrat
• Gregory J. Miller — Democrat
• Lucille Puckett — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 102

• Becky Carney — Democrat
• Josh Jarrett — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 105

• Wesley Harris — Democrat
• Ayoub Ouederni — Democrat

NC House of Representatives District 106

• Carla Cunningham — Democrat
• Blanche Penn — Democrat

Board of Commissioners At-Large

• Patricia (Pat) Cotham — Democrat
• Gerenda Davis — Democrat
• Trevor M. Fuller — Democrat
• Jamie Hildreth — Democrat
• Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel — Democrat
• Ray McKinnon — Democrat
• Ella Scarborough — Democrat

Board of Commissioners District 2

• Angela G. Edwards — Democrat
• Vilma Leake — Democrat

Board of Commissioners District 3

• Angela R. Ambroise — Democrat
• George (Giovanni) Dortche — Democrat
• George Dunlap — Democrat

Board of Commissioners District 4

• Leigh Altman — Democrat
• Mark Jerrell — Democrat
• Queen Thompson — Democrat

Sheriff

• Irwin Carmichael — Democrat
• Antoine M. Ensley — Democrat
• Garry L. McFadden — Democrat

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOT

U.S. House House of Representatives, District 9

• Robert Pittenger — Republican
• Clarence Wilson Goins, Jr. — Republican
• Mark Everette Harris — Republican

U.S. House of Representatives District 12

• Carl Johan Persson — Republican
• Paul Michael Wright — Republican
• Paul Windsor Bonham, III — Republican

NC State Senate District 39

• Dan Bishop — Republican
• Beth Monaghan — Republican

NC House of Representatives District 88

• Ty Turner — Republican
• Benton Blaine — Republican

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