Election 2023
Early Voting continues through Saturday
Oct. 31. by Dave Yochum. Almost a week out from Election Day, Early Voting at Town Hall increased yesterday: Monday totals/Grand total —Cornelius Town Hall 265/1157 —Davidson Town Hall 75/287 —Library/Huntersville 332/1513 The Cornelius total of 1,157 voters is well ahead of the five-day tally two years ago, during which time Cornelius Town Hall drew […]
Last full week of county-wide Early Voting; four-day totals
County-wide Early Voting at 19 locations. Oct. 30. By Dave Yochum. After four days of Early Voting, 892 people have come through Cornelius Town Hall to cast their ballots. Seventy-five voted yesterday, down from 345 on Thursday, the first day of Early Voting. Registered voters anywhere in the county can vote at any one of […]
How to fix traffic: 10 candidates, 10 answers
Oct. 27. By Dave Yochum. With Early Voting under way—345 people voted yesterday at Cornelius Town Hall—we’re in for an intense election season. There are 10 candidates for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. That in and of itself is noteworthy; there’s always a gaggle of candidates and their supporters outside Town Hall. But […]
How Cornelius candidates say they will vote on term lengths
Oct. 27. By Dave Vieser. Only one of the 12 Town of Cornelius candidates favors a change to four-year terms according to a poll conducted by Cornelius Today during the past week. Town Board challenger Robert Carney plans to vote for the longer term; seven others, including both mayoral candidates, prefer the current two year […]
Election guide: 10 candidates for 5 seats on Town Board
Oct. 26. Ten candidates are vying for five seats on the non-partisan Town Board. Five are newcomers, three are incumbents and two want their old seats back, having lost in the biennial elections in 2021. Newcomers: Robert (Robby) Carney, Dr. Scott Higgins, Susan Johnson, Bob Menzel and Charmaine Nephew. Running for the seats they lost […]
