Ready, Set…Vote!
The Big One is still a few weeks away, but one-stop early voting kicks off today for folks so inclined. Think of it as fast food for democracy.
On that note, is it just a coincidence that early voting starts on the same day that the City of Charlotte’s Solid Waste Services Department kicks off its “Recycle It! Everywhere” program with an event uptown?
Before launching into the locations and times for local one-stop voting, some perspective and history of the state’s early vote, courtesy of the Civitas Institute, which has a nifty vote tracker to keep you up to date with the latest. For example, as of Oct. 16, a total of 61,980 votes had been cast, mostly by mail; of that total 33,557 were registered Republican (51%), 16,924 Democrat (27%), 11,392 Unaffiliated (18%), and 108 Libertarian (0.17%). Compare that to the same timeframe from the 2008 election, when there were 54,636 votes cast: 30,053 Republican; 15,786 Democrat; 8,775 Unaffiliated; and 23 Libertarian.
Make of that what you will.
One-Stop Early Voting locations and times for Mecklenburg County:
Hal Marshall Annex – 618 N. College St. (weekdays Oct. 18 – Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dates and times for all other locations listed below are: weekdays Oct. 18 – Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Beatties Ford Road Library, 2412 Beatties Ford Rd.
Bette Rae Thomas Rec Center, 2921 Tuckaseegee Rd.
Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave.
Gibson Building, 11430 N. Community House Rd.
Hickory Grove Library, 5935 Hickory Grove Rd.
Independence Regional Library, 6000 Conference Dr.
Main Library, 310 N. Tryon St.
Marion Diehl Rec Center, 2219 Tyvola Rd.
Mint Hill Library, 6840 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd.
Morrison Regional Library, 7015 Morrison Blvd.
Mountain Island Library, 4470 Hoyt Galvin Way
North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville
Old Bradford Clinic, 196 Trade St., Matthews
Rameses Temple, 4919 Beatties Ford Road
South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Rd.
Steele Creek Library, 13620 Steele Creek Rd.
Sugar Creek Library, 4045 N. Tryon St.
UNCC (Cone Center), 9201 University City Blvd.
University City Regional Library, 301 East W.T. Harris Blvd.
Veterans Park, 2136 Central Ave.
West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Boulevard
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