AAC-MCDP
GUIDE TO VOTER EDUCATION Know Your Local for 2024!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Note from the President…………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 3
Party Structures for NC and Mecklenburg County………………………………………………………………Pages 4-14
Various Types of Elections……………………………………………………………..................................................Page 15
County Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………………………………………….Pages 17-18
More County Elected Offices…………………………………………………………..................................................Pages 19-20
Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board…………………………………………………...........................................Pages 21-22
North Carolina Supreme Court………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 23
North Carolina Court of Appeals……………………………………………………………………………………….Pages 24-25
North Carolina Superior Court………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 26-27
North Carolina District Court……………………………………………………………………………………………Page 28-29
North Carolina Voting Rights……………………………………………………………………………………………Page 30
North Carolina Federal Court……………………………………………………………………………………………Page 31
Charlotte City Council…………………………………………………………………....................................................Page 33-34
Cornelius Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………...........................................Page 35
Davidson Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………............................................Page 36 Huntersville Board of Commissioners………………………………………………….........................................Page 37
Matthews Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………...........................................Page 38
Mint Hill Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………………………………………..Page 39
Pineville Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………………………………………..Page 40
Stallings Board of Commissioners……………………………………………………………………………………..Page 41
North Carolina Executive Branch………………………………………………………………………………………Page 43-44
North Carolina Council of State………………………………………………………………………………………….Pages 45-47
North Carolina State Senate……………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 48
North Carolina House of Representatives…………………………………………………………………………..Pages 49-50
North Carolina General Assembly Descriptions…………………………………………………………………..Page 51
How a Bill Becomes a Law……………………………………………………………....................................................Page 53
North Carolina Federal Offices……………………………………………………………………………………………Pages 54-57
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Pages 58-59 Note: Data within this document is as of January 8th 2024
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APPROVED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCUS OF THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Mecklenburg County Voters,
President African American Caucus of North Carolina Democratic Party Collette A. Alston aac.ncdpcaucus@gmail.com
The intention of this document is to inclusively inform you of the current elected officials across every office that appears on your ballots each year. I truly believe that an informed voter is an empowered voter, and by
providing our very complex political system in one area – that is specific to us in Mecklenburg County – voters can better digest and be more aware of our effect at the polls each year. If you think that “your vote does not count”, you will be truly amazed at how much power your vote actually carries…all the way from the party level of government to the United States presidency!
We truly hope that you will find this document informative. Information within the next pages is subject to change throughout the year based a myriad of instances like people resigning, appointments to other seats/offices, etc., but the information provides a current base as to the political picture for Mecklenburg County going into the 2024 election year. President Abraham Lincoln said it best…”that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth…” It is all of OUR responsibility to ensure the integrity of our political system. This system does not work unless we all participate. Remember, if you don’t do politics, politics will do YOU! Now, let’s get geared up for the 2024 elections, and I can’t wait to see you at the polls!
Collette A. Alston AAC-NCDP President APPROVED BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCUS OF THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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