Voters will have hotly contested races on the ballot in the Charlotte region as voters head to the polls for the 2024 general election.
What is on my ballot?
In addition to the presidential race, every seat on the North Carolina Council of State is up for grabs: governor, lieutenant governor, superintendent of public instruction, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state and commissioners of agriculture, insurance and labor. Each U.S. House of Representatives and North Carolina General Assembly seat is also up for election.
There are also multiple judicial races at stake for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and District Court. However, none of the Mecklenburg County District Court seats have more than one candidate in them.
Some of the competitive local races include Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, Cabarrus County Board of Education and County Supervisors of Soil and Water Conservation.
There is one referendum on statewide ballot measures this year: a constitutional amendment that says only adult U.S. citizens can vote in North Carolina elections.
Some voters may have other local referendums on their ballot. Voters in Charlotte, for example, will decide the fate of three bond measures totaling $400 million to finance transportation, housing and neighborhood improvement projects.
Find my polling station, sample ballot
Early voting begins Thursday and ends at 3:00 PM on Saturday, November 2, and Election Day is November 5. Polling stations are open on election day from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. Voters can cast their ballots at any location during early voting, but must vote at the designated polling place on Election Day.
To find early voting sites in any county, visit vt.ncsbe.gov/EVSite. To check your registration, view your sample ballot and find your polling place for Election Day, visit vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup.
Same-day voter registration is only available during early voting. The deadline to register and vote on Election Day has passed.
Notes and questionnaires from Charlotte Observer
In preparation for the election, The Charlotte Observer sent surveys to statewide, congressional and local candidates asking questions about their backgrounds and platforms.
Candidate answers for contested candidates for Mecklenburg County are below. We have also sent questionnaires to contested parliamentary candidates in nearby provinces and will post them as soon as they are received. They have been lightly edited for clarity and grammar.
To view the Observer’s endorsements in local and state races, go here.
