Orange County elections: Where to vote, who’s running

A few remaining issues face Orange County voters on Nov. 6.

Races for county commissioner, sheriff and most other local offices are not contested.

Three people — W. Chris Hogan, Heather Main and Morris L. Shambley — are competing for two spots as Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors

In Chapel Hill, voters are being asked to approve a $10 million bond to support affordable housing projects. The town will leverage the money to create public-private projects with a goal of providing 400 new housing units and preserving 300 existing units.

Early voting runs Oct. 17 to Nov. 3, and same-day registration is allowed. Voters need valid identification to register, but not to vote.

These are the remaining races and issues on this year’s Orange County ballots:

Local races

▪ Commissioners District 1: Jamezetta Bedford, Democrat

▪ Commissioners District 2: Earl McKee (incumbent), Democrat

▪ At-large commissioners district: Sally Greene, Democrat

▪ Sheriff: Charles Blackwood (incumbent), Democrat

▪ Clerk of Superior Court: Mark Kleinschmidt, Democrat

▪ Register of Deeds: Mark Chilton (incumbent), Democrat

▪ District attorney: Jim Woodall (incumbent), Democrat

▪ District Court Judge: Joseph Moody “Joe” Buckner (incumbent)

State/federal races

N.C. House of Representatives District 56

▪ Verla C. Insko (incumbent), Democrat

▪ Matthew P. Clements, Libertarian

▪ Marcus Cooke, Republican

N.C. House of Representatives District 50

▪ Graig R. Meyer (incumbent), Democrat

▪ Kenneth Price Rothrock, Republican

N.C. Senate District 23

▪ Valerie P. Foushee (incumbent), Democrat

▪ Tom Glendinning, Republican

U.S. House District 4

▪ David Price (incumbent), Democrat

▪ Steve A. (Von) Loor, Republican

▪ Barbara Howe, Libertarian

Sample ballots

For a complete list of candidates and sample ballots, go to https://bit.ly/2yiT8Wk

State questions

Six amendments to the N.C. Constitution have been proposed and will become law if a majority of the voters support them. More information about these amendments and North Carolina’s judicial races is available online.

▪ Amendment 1: “Constitutional amendment protecting the right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.”

▪ Amendment 2: “Constitutional amendment to strengthen protections for victims of crime; to establish certain absolute basic rights for victims; and to ensure the enforcement of these rights.”

▪ Amendment 3: “Constitutional amendment to reduce the income tax rate in North Carolina to a maximum allowable rate of seven percent (7%).”

▪ Amendment 4: “Constitutional amendment to require voters to provide photo identification before voting in person.”

▪ Amendment 5: “Constitutional amendment to change the process for filling judicial vacancies that occur between judicial elections from a process in which the Governor has sole appointment power to a process in which the people of the State nominate individuals to fill vacancies by way of a commission comprised of appointees made by the judicial, executive, and legislative branches charged with making recommendations to the legislature as to which nominees are deemed qualified; then the legislature will recommend at least two nominees to the Governor via legislative action not subject to gubernatorial veto; and the Governor will appoint judges from among these nominees.”

▪ Amendment 6: “Constitutional amendment to establish an eight-member Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement in the Constitution to administer ethics and elections law.”

Early voting sites

▪ Board of Elections: 208 S. Cameron St., Hillsborough

▪ Carrboro Town Hall: 301 W. Main St., Carrboro

▪ Chapel of the Cross: 304 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill

▪ Seymour Senior Center: 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill

▪ Efland Ruritan Club Building: 3009 Forrest Ave., Efland

Early voting hours

All five sites are open:

▪ Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 17-19, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

▪ Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

▪ Sunday, Oct. 21, 1-3 p.m.

▪ Monday-Friday, Oct. 22-26, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

▪ Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

▪ Sunday, Oct. 28, 1-3 p.m.

▪ Monday-Friday, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

▪ Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Same-day registration

Voters can register before voting at all early voting sites during the Early Voting period. A valid form of identification is required, but it does not have to be a photo ID. Same-day registration is not allowed on Election Day.

Absentee voting

All registered Orange County voters can vote an absentee ballot by mail. Absentee ballot request forms can be submitted in person at the Orange County Board of Elections, 208 S. Cameron St. in Hillsborough, or by mail at P.O. Box 220, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

For more information, call 919-245-2350 or go online.

This story was originally published October 15, 2018 at 1:26 PM with the headline "Orange County elections: Where to vote, who’s running."