2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS
IMPORTANT NOTE: Hours for early voting have changed. The local Board of Elections cut the total number of customary early voting hours by 18 hours at each site. This especially hampers voters at the County’s top two early voting sites: the downtown Admin Building and ASU. (Shame on them!) They made this decision one week before the start of early voting. (Double shame on them!)
Early voting begins Thursday, October 17th and runs through Saturday, November 2nd at all early voting sites. Early voting will be open at all sites the following days and times:
Weekdays October 17 – November 1: 9AM to 5PM
Saturday, October 19th and October 26: 9AM-5PM
Sunday, October 20th and October 27th: 1PM-5PM
Saturday, November 2nd: 8AM-3PM
Click here to read “My Take on This Year’s Elections” and the importance of voting this election cycle.
Scroll down to see my marked sample ballot endorsements.
Click here for printable “Pam’s Picks” marked sample ballots for the November 5th general elections (PDF file). You can print out or snapshot this marked sample ballot and take it with you into your polling place. Or you can access “Pam’s Picks” on your phone inside the polling place.
Resources and Information:
For complete information on how to register and vote on the same day; early voting locations and hours; where and when to vote on Election Day; a list of Election Day Precinct locations; and a full discussion of candidates on your November 5th ballot, use the navigation bar at the top or side of your page. All candidate discussions are presented in ballot order.
THE DISCLAIMER: What is Pam’s Picks?
“Pam’s Picks” is simply one person’s opinion about the 2024 General Election Ballot. I am a progressive Watauga resident and have long held interest in local politics and issues. I am an activist for voting rights and environmental and community issues and generally endorse the candidate who most reflects and espouses my progressive bent. Pam’s Picks endorsements may or may not reflect endorsements of a political party, but Pam’s Picks is independent of any political party.
What’s in Pam’s Picks?
General voting information (when, where, and how) and information on all candidates whose names will appear on your November 5th Watauga County Primary Election ballot. The “Candidate Discussion” is presented in the order candidates will appear on your ballot. I have researched candidate campaign platforms and records where available. Information for my candidate discussions comes from candidates’ responses to the “Pam’s Picks Questionnaire,” candidate voting records, press reports, and/or other sources. I have also supplied candidate web site references and/or Facebook links where available. I provide Party affiliation for all candidates, regardless of whether the race is partisan or non-partisan. I believe informed voters know the party affiliation of all candidates. For additional information, you can follow the provided links or contact candidates directly with your questions.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Thanks to the NC State Legislature’s gerrymandering of Watauga’s Commissioner districts last year, there are 4 different Ballot styles for the Commissioner races this year. As a result, your ballot will look slightly different from the ballot below where I have written in my endorsements for County Commissioner races this year.
Click here for printable “Pam’s Picks” marked sample ballot for the November 5th general elections (PDF file). You can print out your marked sample ballot and take it with you into your polling place or access “Pam’s Picks” on your phone inside the polling place. You are NOT allowed to use your cell phone to take pictures of your ballot or selphies once inside the polling place.
