One-stop early voting begins Thursday

The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C.
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Oct. 18—LUMBERTON — Those who missed the registration deadline for the Nov. 8 Election Day voting will still have an opportunity to exercise the right beginning this week.

The early voting period for the 2022 general election begins Thursday and ends at 3 p.m. on Nov. 5. Registered voters or eligible individuals in North Carolina may cast an absentee ballot in person during this time. This period is sometimes called "one-stop early voting."

During early voting, voters may cast a ballot at any early voting site in their county, and would-be voters may same-day register and vote. This is different than Election Day, where registered voters must vote at their assigned polling place.

In Robeson County, early voting will be held at the Fairmont Fire Hall/Senior Citizen Center, 421 S. Main St., Fairmont; Gilbert Patterson Library, 210 N Florence, Maxton; Pembroke Library, 413 Blain, St., Pembroke; Red Springs Community Center, 122 Cross St., Red Springs; and the St. Pauls National Guard Armory, 705 N. Old Stage Road in Pembroke.

Voting at these locations will be from 8 a.m to 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Monday-Oct. 28, and Oct. 31-Nov. 4; from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday; and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5.

The Robeson County Board of Elections Office, at 801 N. Pine St. in Lumberton, will also serve as an early voting site.

Early voting will be from 8:15 a.m to 5:15 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 24-28, and Oct. 31-Nov. 4; and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5.

On the ballot

Races on the ballot include a U.S. Senate seat, 14 U.S. House seats, several state offices — General Assembly, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals, local judges and prosecutors and Robeson County offices like sheriff and county commissioners.

—Running for U.S. Senate will be candidates Matthew Hoh, Green; Cheri Beasley, Democrat; Shannon W. Bray, Libertarian; and Ted Budd, Republican.

—Incumbent Danny Britt, Republic, will face Democratic candidate Darrel B.J. Gibson Jr. in the race for the District 24 N.C. Senate seat.

—Longtime N.C. House of Representative Charles Graham, a Democrat, will be seeking election into the District 7 seat US House of Representatives seat against David Rouzer, who is a Republican.

—Going after the District 47 seat that will be made vacant by the departure of Graham are Republican candidate Jarrod Lowery and Democratic candidate Charles Townsend.

—Republican Brenden Jones is running unopposed for the District 46 he currently occupies on the N.C. House of Representatives.

—On the county level, there are three competitive races for a seat on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners.

—Democratic incumbent Faline Locklear Dial will face Republican Scott Bell in the race for the District 4 seat on the board.

Ray Cox, a Democrat, will also face off against Incumbent David Edge, a Republican, for the District 6 seat.

And, Lance Herndon, a Democrat, is being challenged by Republican candidate Tina Herring for the District 8 seat.

Pauline Campbell, a Democrat, is running unopposed for the District 2 seat on the Robeson County Board of Commissioners.

—The race for the NC District Court 16B Seat 2 is the only competitive local race. Democratic candidate MaryJane Richardson will face Leah Britt Lanier, a Republican, for the seat.

Democratic incumbents Brooke Locklear Clark and Angelica Chavis McIntyre will each run unopposed for seats 1 and 3 on District 16B court.

—Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkin, Robeson County District Attorney Matt Scott, and Robeson County Clerk of Superior Court Shelena Smith are also all running unopposed to keep their seats.

—Michael Herndon and Gilbert "Chip" Lewis Jr. will each face off in the race for the title of Robeson Soil and Water Conservation district supervisor.

Also on the ballot are:

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Richard Dietz, Republican

Lucy Inman, Democrat,

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Sam J. Ervin IV, Democrat,

Trey Allen, Republican

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Julee Tate Flood, Republican

Carolyn Jennings Thompson, Democrat,

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Brad A. Salmon, Democrat

Donna Stroud, Republican

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John M. Tyson, Republican

Gale Murray Adams, Democrat

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Darren Jackson, Democrat,

Michael J. Stading, Republican