Saturday marks the end of early voting during North Carolina’s 2022 primary election cycle. The delayed timeline from redistricting lawsuits created a unique timeline and some voters may be returning to cast their ballots in-person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here’s what you need to know about early voting before casting your ballot in Orange County.

Where Can I Vote?

This early voting period, there are five polling places in Orange County: Orange Works at Hillsborough Commons, Carrboro Town Hall Complex, Chapel of the Cross, Efland Ruritan Club and Seymour Senior Center. The Orange County Board of Elections office will not be an early voting site.

(Via Orange County Board of Elections)

Early voting runs from April 28 through May 14. Weekday early voting is open 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, May 1 the precincts will be open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, May 7 and Saturday, May 14 voting will be open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no early voting Saturday, April 30 or Sunday, May 8.

Some Chapel Hill voters may vote in Chatham or Durham counties. To learn more about early voting in Chatham County, click here. To learn more about early voting in Durham County, click here.

On Election Day, Tuesday May 17, polling places are open 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. During Election Day voters must vote at their assigned precinct.

How Can I Vote?

Voters can register to vote at an early voting location. Voters must be a resident of North Carolina and their respective county for at least 30 days prior to the election. Additionally, voters who turn 18 years old by the general election can vote during the primary.

North Carolina has semi-closed primaries. This means unaffiliated voters may choose a Democrat, Republican or Libertarian ballot. Voters registered as Democrat, Republican or Libertarian will receive the ballot matching their voter registration.

Voters will see non-partisan races, like the Carrboro Town Council special election and Orange County Schools Board of Education, on their ballot regardless of political affiliation.

Voters can check their registration, see their assigned polling place, and view a sample ballot here.

All voters must have registered to vote at their current address in the county by Friday, April 22 in order to cast their ballots on Election Day.

A photo ID is not required for voting in North Carolina this election cycle.

Who’s Running?

Here are some select races Orange and Chatham county voters will see in their ballots. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by first name and parties in alphabetical order. Incumbents in local races have their names bolded.

To see a sample ballot for the 2022 primary elections, visit this North Carolina Board of Elections web page.

Orange County

U.S. House of Representatives (District 04)

  • Ashley Ward (D)
  • Clay Aiken (D)
  • Crystal Cavalier (D)
  • Matt Grooms (D)
  • Nida Allam (D)
  • Richard L. Watkins (D)
  • Stephen J. Valentine (D)
  • Valerie P. Foushee (D)
  • Robert Thomas (R)
  • Courtney Geels (R)

N.C. House District 50

  • Matt Hughes (D)
  • Renee Price (D)
  • Charles Lopez (R)

N.C. House District 56

  • Allen Buansi (D)
  • Jonah Garson (D)

N.C. Senate District 23

  • Graig Meyer (D)
  • Jamie DeMent Holcomb (D)
  • Bill Cooke (R)
  • Landon Woods (R)

Board of Orange County Commissioners

  • Jamezetta Bedford (D) — District 1
  • Anna Richards (D) — District 1
  • Earl McKee (D) — District 2
  • Sally Greene (D) — At-Large

Orange County Board of Education

  • Andre Richmond
  • Anne Purcell
  • Ashley Wheeler
  • Bethni Lee
  • Garen McClure
  • Penny King
  • Sarah Smylie
  • Will Atherton

Carrboro Town Council (Special Election)

  • Aja Kelleher
  • Eliazar Posada

District Attorney (District 18 in Orange and Chatham Counties)

  • Jeff Nieman (D)
  • Kayley Taber (D)

NC Superior Court Judge District 15B – Seat 01

  • Alyson A. Grine (D)

NC Superior Court Judge District 15B – Seat 02

  • Allen Baddour (D)

NC District Court Judge District 15B – Seat 01

  • C. Todd Roper (D)

Orange County Clerk of Superior Court

  • Mark Kleinschmidt (D)

Orange County Register of Deeds

  • Mark Chilton (D)
  • Penny Rich (D)

Orange County Sheriff

  • Charles Blackwood

Chatham County

N.C. House District 54

  • Robert T. Reives (D)
  • Craig Kinsey (R)
  • Walter Petty (R)

N.C. Senate District 20

  • Natalie S. Murdock (D)
  • Alvin Reed (R)

Board of Chatham County Commissioners

  • David Delaney (D) — District 3
  • Lewis Hendricks (D) — District 3
  • Tom Glendinning (R) — District 3
  • Albert Reddick (D) — District 4
  • Katie Kenlan (D) — District 4
  • Travis Patterson (D) — District 4
  • Joseph (Joe) Godfrey (R) — District 4
  • Franklin Gomez Flores (D) — District 5
  • Peyton Moody (R) — District 5

Chatham County Sheriff

  • Mike Roberson (D)
  • Marcus Globuschutz (R)

 

North Carolina’s primary election day is set for Tuesday, May 17, with early voting starting on Thursday, April 28.

For more election coverage and candidate introductions, visit Chapelboro’s Local Election Coverage page.

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