Early voting is underway in Gaston County
Early voting for the 2023 elections began Thursday and will continue in the weeks leading up to Election Day on Nov. 7.
Here are important things to know about early voting:
When and where
Gaston County residents may cast their votes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday until Nov. 3. Early voting will also be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.
IDs
Beginning with the 2023 municipal elections, North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo ID. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. If a voter cannot show photo ID when voting in person, they can still vote by filling out an ID Exception Form.
Absentee
Voters may request a ballot be mailed to them using the N.C. State Absentee Request Form available at their local elections office or online at gastongov.com.
Registration
Voters can register to vote and cast a ballot during early voting only.
IDs
Beginning with the 2023 municipal elections, North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo ID. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without a photo ID. If a voter cannot show photo ID when voting in person, they can still vote by filling out an ID Exception Form.
Candidates
Belmont mayor
Rick Jordan
Martha Stowe
Richard Turner
Amanda Wall
Belmont City Council
George “Buck” Altice
Peg Argent
Barry Flynn
Jim Hefferan
Cynthia Hegler
Charlie Hill
Cory Miller
Jason P. Rumfelt
Bessemer City mayor
John Bridgeman
David A. Davis
Aaron Grosdidier
Michael Meeks Sr.
Becky Steelman Smith
Bessemer City Council Ward 1
D.C. “Little Dan” Boling
Michael Brooks
Bessemer City Council Ward 3
Allen Hook
Bessemer City Council Ward 4
Brenda B. Boyd
Tanner Inman
Robert Johnson
Cherryville mayor
H.L. Beam
Cherryville City Council Ward 2
Jon R. Abernethy
Cherryville City Council Ward 4
Janice Hovis
Malcolm Parker
Cramerton commissioner
Dixie F. Abernathy
Richard E. Atkinson
Houston Helms
Joshua Julian
Kelly Newman
Jennifer G. Ramsey
Dallas mayor
Hayley Beaty
Rick Coleman
Dallas alderman
Daniel Caudill
Alan Cloninger
Jeremiah Doster
Hoyle Withers
Gastonia mayor
Joseph Elliott
Richard Franks
Walter J. Hart Jr.
Robert Kellogg
Walker Reid
Gastonia City Council Ward 3
Jim Gallagher
Reece Shirley
Gastonia City Council Ward 4
Reese Barnett
Charles M. Odom
Gastonia City Council Ward 6
Donyel B. Barber
High Shoals mayor
P.J. Rathbone
High Shoals Council member
Dennis Cash
Brennan Cesena
Tim Eidson
Bo Rhyne
Stephanie Sherrill
Devin Sneed
Kings Mountain mayor
Scott Neisler
Rob Wagman
Kings Mountain City Council at-large
Keith Miller
Shearra Miller
Kings Mountain City Council Ward 1
Annie Thombs
Lowell mayor
Norris D. Lamb Jr.
Larry G. Simonds
Lowell council member
Scott Bates
John Cato
DeWayne Chitwood
JoAnna Fulbright
Thomas Gillespie
Heather Seay
Lowell council member (unexpired)
Candy Funderburk
Steven Rhyne
Shane Robinson
McAdenville mayor
Jim Robinette
McAdenville council member
Joe Rankin
Reid Washam
Mount Holly mayor
Bryan Hough
David A. Moore
Mount Holly council member
Phyllis B. Harris
Gloria Ann Mack
Jeff Meadows
Ray Nicholas
Kenneth Reeves
Ranlo commissioner
Penny Annette Bradshaw
Rusty Bradshaw
Corey Creech
Jamie Fowler
Ronnie Laws
Andrew McLaren
Doug Moore
Diana Palmer
Stanley mayor
Steven Denton
Stanley Town Council Ward 1
Lloyd “Bud” Pate
Stanley Town Council Ward 3
Ronald Eddington
Marsha Miskelly
Stanley Town Council Ward 4
Leigh Anna Helms
This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Early voting is underway in Gaston County
