Didn't We Just Have an Election?

No one ever said Democracy was easy.

In North Carolina, we have elections every year. This year the filing period opens at noon Monday, February 8, and closes at noon Friday, February 26.

Offices up for election include: United States Senate and House of Representatives; State Senate and House; District Attorney for our district; Pamlico County Commissioners District 3 and District 4 and two at-large seats; County Sheriff; Clerk of Superior Court; Board of Education District 4 and two at-large seats. In addition, we will vote for one seat on the NC Supreme Court, four seats on the Court of Appeals and two Superior Court Judges.

The above offices may have both a primary election May 4 and a General Election November second.

Just to make things easier to understand, there are two seats on the Pamlico County Soil and Water Conservation Supervisory Board. The filing period for those seats is June 14 to July 8.

The Board of Education seats are elected at a nonpartisan election held during the May 4 primary.

Oh, yes. There will be one-stop voting and instant registration for the Primary election, the second (runoff) primary if held, and the general election.

Everyone will have plenty of opportunities to vote.

Mark February 26 on your calendar. That would be a good day to start finding out about the candidates.