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Primary Early Voting Begins September 5 at Steele Creek Library

Vote!(August 24, 2017) Early Voting for the 2017 First Primary begins September 5 at the Steele Creek Library (13620 Steele Creek Road) for Charlotte voters. Early Voting has returned to the library from the temporaty site on South Tryon Street that was used in 2016. Dates and times are as follows:

Tuesday, September 5 - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 6 - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Thursday, September 7 - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday, September 8 - 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 9 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The Primary Electiion is on Tuesday, September 12 from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Voting is at each precinct's regular polling location. Voters may register during Early Voting but must have registered by August 18 to vote on September 12. The General Election is on November 7.

Early Voting has begun today, August 24, at the Hal Marshall Center in Uptown Charlotte (618 N College Street) and will begin at eight additional locations on September 5. See chart below, To confirm your voter regiatration, request an Absentee Ballot, to view a sample ballot, or for other information, see the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections web site.

Steele Creek voters who live within the Charlotte city limits may vote for Democratic and Republican Charlotte Mayoral candidates and Democratic Charlotte City Council At-Large candidates. Candidates on the ballot for Steele Creek precincts are as follows:

Mayor:

Democratic Candidates in This Race

Joel Ford
Constance Partee (Connie) Johnson
Vi Lyles
Lucille Puckett
Jennifer Roberts

Republican Candidates in This Race

Kimberley Paige Barnette
Gary Mitchell Dunn
Kenny Smith

Charlotte City Council At-Large (four seats):

The following candidates for Charlotte City Council At-Large will appear on the Democratic Primary ballot:

Democratic Candidates in This Race

Dimple Ajmera
Jesse Boyd
Roderick Davis
Julie Eiselt
Claire Green Fallon
Ryan McGill
James (Smuggie) Mitchell, Jr.
Braxton Winston II

The following candidates for Charlotte City Council At-Large will not have a Primary and will appear on the November 7 General Election ballot:

Libertarian Candidate in This Race

Steven J. DiFiore II

Republican Candidates in This Race

Parker Cains
John K. Powell, Jr.
David Michael Rice

Charlotte City Council District 3

All areas of Steele Creek within the Charlotte city limits are within Charlotte City Council District 3. There will not be a Primary Election for District 3 since no party has more than one candidate. The following candidates will appear on the November 7 General Election ballot:

Democratic Candidate in This Race

LaWana Mayfield

Republican Candidate in This Race

Daniel Herrera

Board of Education District 2

Voters will elect district representatives to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in the November 7 General Election. This election is non-partisan, and there will be no primary. All of Steele Creek is in Board of Education District 2. Board of Education members serve four year staggered terms. Al-Large representatives will be up for election in 2019.

Non-Partisan Candidates in This Race

Thelma Byers-Bailey
Lenora Shipp

Election Information

For a listing of all candidates for the 2017 election in Mecklenburg County with their contact information, see 2017 Candidate Listing.

Absentee ballots (By Mail) currently are available. Use this link to download a State Absentee Ballot Request Form.

See the Election Schedule below.

For information on voter registration and other election information, see Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.

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