January 16, 2024

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

The statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Voters will be asked to show photo ID when they vote. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from the Union County Board of Election, 316-B East Windsor Street, Monroe, NC 28112. If a voter does not have ID when they go to vote, they can still have their vote counted by either signing a form at the polls to explain why they are unable to show ID, or by voting a provisional ballot and returning to the Union County Board of Elections with their ID by 5:00 p.m. on March 14, 2024. Find out more at ncsbe.gov/voter-id.

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

Early voting will be held at the following locations from Thursday, February 15, 2024, through Saturday, March 2, 2024:

  • Union County Library, Griffin Room, 316-A East Windsor Street, Monroe, NC 28112

  • Edwards Memorial Library, Hughes Room, 414 Hasty Street, Marshville, NC 28103

  • Fairview Town Hall, 7516 Concord Highway, Monroe, NC 28110

  • Hemby Bridge VFD, 6628 Mill Grove Road, Indian Trail, NC 28079

  • Mineral Springs VFD, 5804 Waxhaw Hwy., Monroe, NC 28112

  • Stallings VFD, 4616 Old Monroe Road, Indian Trail, NC 28079

  • Waxhaw Recreation Barn, 5412 Waxhaw Marvin Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173

  • Wesley Chapel VFD Station 26, 315 Waxhaw Indian Trail Road South, Waxhaw, NC 28173

  • Wesley Chapel VFD Station 31, 8821 New Town Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173

All early voting locations will be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them beginning January 19, 2024. Absentee ballots must be received by the Union County Board of Elections not later than 7:30 p.m. on March 5, 2024. A voter can fill out an absentee ballot request at votebymail.ncsbe.gov, or by filling out a request form provided by the county board of elections office. The request must be received through the website or by the Union County Board of Elections by 5:00 p.m. February 27, 2024.

In the primary election, voters will select nominees for a political party to move on to the general election on November 5, 2024. Contest on the ballot include U.S. President, U.S. House, N.C. Governor and other Council of State Offices, N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice, N.C. Court of Appeals, N.C. House and Senate, and county offices. In the primary, voters affiliated with a political party will be given a ballot of candidates for their party, if their party has a primary. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in any party's primary, but they may select only one party's ballot.

The voter registration deadline for this election is 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2024. Eligible individuals who are not registered by the deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide current documentation of their residence (for example, a government ID, other government document, or a paycheck, bank statement, or utility bill). Voters who wish to change party affiliation must do so by the February 9 deadline.

Questions? Call the Union County Board of Election Office at 704-283-3809 or email union.boe@unioncountync.gov.