2024 election
How much money did 28031 send to the presidential campaigns?
Nov. 5. Cornelius residents gave a total of at least $55,000 to the Democratic and Republican candidates for president from June through Oct. 31 according to data reported by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). —Kamala Harris landed 68 percent of the donations, or $34,000 from 117 individual donors —Donald Trump landed 32 percent of the […]
Davidson College Presbyterian holding services every hour till 5 pm on Election Day
Nov. 5. Davidson College Presbyterian Church is holding a special 10-minute service every hour from 8 am to 5 pm in the Lingle Chapel on Election Day. The church is located at the corner of North Main and Concord Road on the Davidson College campus. The Lingle Chapel is on the west side of the […]
Polls open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm
Nov. 5. Polls are open today, Election Day, from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. If you are in line at 7:30 pm, you can vote. ID: Bring your driver’s license or another acceptable photo ID. Weather: Light rain off and on with patchy fog between 7 am and 1 pm. High around 70. Voting […]
Early Voting: One more week
Oct. 25. Early Voting continues today through Saturday Nov. 2 with 33 locations open daily. As of Thursday evening, 9,848 people have voted at Cornelius Town Hall one of the Top 5 busiest polling places in Mecklenburg County. County-wide, 204,837 people have voted, according to the Board of Elections. The 33 Mecklenburg locations are open […]
Swing State Voter Survey: The Economy is Top Priority
Oct. 16. North Carolina is one of seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are the others–where candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have similar levels of support. ‘ Here’s what’s most on our minds in North Carolina, according to a new study from doxo, a bill paying platform for some […]
Head of Board of Elections will discuss ballot integrity Oct. 9
Oct. 2. Michael Dickerson, director of the Mecklenburg Board of Elections, will discuss security, the board’s pre-election accuracy protocols, and how vote integrity is maintained in a talk at Davidson Town Hall at 1 p.m. Wednesday Oct 9. Dickerson, who has led the elections board for more than 25 years, will also discuss the need […]
Absentee ballots can be mailed, starting this Friday
Sept. 3. This year’s general election is right around the corner: The portal and printable form for requesting an absentee ballot are now available on Vote.MeckNC.gov, with ballots to be mailed out beginning Sept. 6. Early Voting Early voting will be Oct. 17 through Nov. 2. The Board of Elections encourages voters to check their registration status before heading […]
