Apr 28

Apr 28 #LocalElectionsMatter: Early voting begins Thursday, April 28th

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If you’ve found it difficult to keep up with all the changes regarding the elections, you’re in luck. Davidson Local has you covered. Early voting for the Lexington Municipal and Primary elections begins today, April 28, at 8am. You can cast your votes ahead of the May 17th election until May 14th.

In Lexington, there is no primary. The election, which was originally scheduled to be held in November 2021, was rescheduled due to Census 2020 results being delayed. Since Lexington operates under a ward system, results were needed to determine if there would be any changes to the ward map. The Lexington City Council voted in December to adopt new ward boundaries. The GIS map (to find out which ward you live in) can be accessed here.

Citizens of Lexington will be determining a new mayor for the first time in over a decade. Current mayor, Newell Clark, announced last year he would not be seeking re-election. Residents will also be voting in four wards for city council and Lexington City Schools Board of Education (LCS BOE). The candidate with the most votes will be declared the winner. Due to the election being postponed, the mayor’s term will expire in November 2023. The council and LCS BOE terms will expire in December 2025.

A primary election will be held for Davidson County government positions including Davidson County Board of Commissioners, district attorney, clerk of superior court, register of deeds, sheriff and North Carolina District Court judges. Primaries will also be held for North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals seats, North Carolina General Assembly and United States Senate and House of Representative positions. All registered voters in Davidson County will be eligible to cast votes for these offices during the primary. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8.

For a full list of candidates, click here.

Over the past few months, Davidson Local has extensively covered the myriad of changes leading up to the elections. If you need a refresher or are looking to get caught up, below are a few articles to help you accomplish your goal.

Within the next week, we will begin publishing answers from Davidson County Board of Commissioner candidates regarding their platform. To hear more from the commissioner candidates, join them on Monday, May 2 at 6pm at Reich Auditorium on the campus of Davidson-Davie Community College. The forum is sponsored by the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce, the Thomasville Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Davidson County Chamber of Commerce and Davidson Local.