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Big turnout expected for Tuesday election ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Kings Mountain and Cleveland County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8 to help elect local, state, and national leaders in what may be the largest turnout in a general election in recent history. Polls open at 6:30 a.m.
and close at 7:30 p.m. A photo ID is not required to vote in person. While the nation will be electing a new President local voters will also cast ballots for North Carolina Governor, US Senator from North Carolina and US Congressman from North Carolina, choices for State Senate among other state
positions. There will also be a huge emphasis on local elections. The seats of three of five members of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners are up for election. Incumbent Republicans Susan Allen, Ronald Hawkins, and Johnny Hutchins are challenged by two former commissioners Demo-
crats Mary Accor and Willie McIntosh. The seats of two of the five members of the board – chairman Jason Falls, (R) and vice-chairman Eddie Holbrook (D) are not up in this years's election. Cleveland County citizens will also decide between Republican Betsy Harnage and incumbent Democrat Debi Mull Harrill
for the office of Register of Deeds and between incumbent Meredith Shuford and Justin Brackett for North Carolina District Court Judge in District 27B. Cleveland County voters will also decide whether to authorize a local sales and use tax increase at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) . Towns of Waco
and Casar residents will vote on the question of on premises and off premises sale of malt beverages and unfortified wine. Two state representatives from this area are “home free” with no opposition in this year's election - 111th Representative Tim Moore, See BIG TURNOUT, Page 9A From Page 1A
28 RACES, 61 NAMES ON THE BALLOT
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ELECTION FACTS DATE: TUESDAY, NOV. 8 Polls Open 6:30 a.m. Polls close 7:30 p .m. No ID required to vote in person LOCAL PRECINCTS Bethware – Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1017 Bethlehem Rd. Grover – Town Hall, 207 Mulberry Road KM North – Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. KM South – Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont ( turn into Harris Funeral Home parking lot and voting site is at the back of the library.) Oak Grove – Oak Grove Baptist Church fellowship hall, 1022 Oak Grove Road Waco – Waco Community Volunteer Fire Department, new building, 4 21 S. Main Street.
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Good turnout for early voting in KM At mid-afternoon Monday a total of 2,835 people had voted at the early voting site at Mount Zion Baptist Church with 3 ½ days remaining until the early voting polls close Saturday at 1 p.m. “This is a good turnout, according to Elections Official Ann Bennett who expects more people to visit the early voting site. Workers say that voting has gone smoothly with little waiting time. Over 2300 voted on the first 2 ½ days that the site was open with over 500 casting their vote by 3 p.m. Monday. Dayna Causby, Director of Elections, has projected that 50 percent of voters
Ministers ask voters to pray Kings Mountain area ministers are being asked to include prayers in their worship services Sunday for those running for election all over the country and that “God's will be done in the choices that voters make'' at the polls on Election Day Tuesday. Rev. Ron Caulder, President of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, encourages everyone to vote and everyone pray.
will vote e a r l y this election and that 80 percent of registered v o t e r s Mary Warren, age 103, will vote votes this week. in the election by the close of Election Day Tuesday. Mary Warren, 103, voted on the first day the polls opened for early voting. She was driven to the polling place and voted sitting in the car. Warren has voted in every city and general election during her lifetime and says she wouldn't miss it
“for anything.” Early voting saw its highest numbers Thursday with the opening of the Kings Mountain and Boiling Springs sites. By the close of the polls Thursday, 2,997 voters cast ballots. Also as of Thursday, a total of 12, 249 people had cast their ballots in Cleveland County during the early voting period. Of total ballots cast, 11,473 were cast at the three early voting locations . That number accounts for 18 percent of registered voters in Cleveland County and 12 percent of the population. At the end of voting Thursday, 9,763 votes had been cast at Bethel Baptist Church in Shelby, which
READY TO VOTE – Mary Collins signs in with poll worker Alfred Stephens to participate in early voting at Mount Zion Baptist Church education building Monday. Photo by LIB STEWART has been open since Oct. 20. During the first day of voting in Kings Mountain and Boiling Springs, Kings
Mountain saw 1,141 voters and Boiling Springs saw 569 voters. See Election Ballot, Page 9A
Costner right at home in new job with city Chris S. Costdustry. ner, the city's newHe worked 13 ly-hired Finance years for the firm Director, feels that has conducted right at home in the audit of the city Kings Mountain. books, although “I'm very imhe didn't work dipressed,'' he said rectly with city COSTNER this week, adding, officials but as a “It speaks very certified public acwell of a city that can retain countant he had a hand in many longtime employees documentation and review as Kings Mountain does.” of financial statements as Costner, three weeks on Senior Audit Manager for the job, is getting to know Martin Starnes & Associcity staff and is no stranger ates of Hickory. to government and to the “I left the audit firm last finance and accounting in- October after 13 years to
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