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North Carolina gears up for municipal elections: Here’s what voters need to know

By Kristy Kepley-Steward, WLOS, Monday, November 6 WLOS – On Tuesday, Nov. 7, voters will once again head to the poll to cast ballots for municipalities races across the state…
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ExpressVote machines prove straightforward, effective as early voting ends Saturday

By WLOS Staff, Friday, November 3rd 2023 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Early voting for municipal elections in North Carolina ends Saturday, and many cities and towns across Western North Carolina…
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Big turnout so far for NC early voters, Haywood & Buncombe election officials report

  By Rex Hodge, WLOS, Wednesday, October 25th 2023 HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Early voting for municipal elections in North Carolina began Thursday, Oct. 19, and ends Saturday, Nov.…
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Buncombe County elections 2023: Who’s running? What’s different? What voters need to know

By Mitchell Black, Asheville Citizen Times, October 19, 2023 ASHEVILLE – Leaves are changing, jack-o-lanterns are glaring and orchards are beckoning. These are not the only joys of fall in…
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Early voting for November 2023 municipal elections in NC starts Oct. 19 — what to know

“I voted” stickers. Photo credit: WLOS staff   by Kari Barrows, WLOS, Wednesday, October 18th ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — North Carolina’s November 2023 municipal elections are just around the corner…
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Buncombe County holds meeting in preparation for November municipal election

Photo credit: WLOS staff   By Kari Barrows, WLOS, Wednesday, October 18th 2023 BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — With early voting beginning Thursday, Oct. 19 for November municipal elections in…
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Mayor Abby Norton, League of Women Voters to host Hot Springs candidate forum

Norris Gentry, Madison County Commissioner, poses for a portrait outside of the Madison County Courthouse on February 23, 2022. Maya Carter/Asheville Citizen Times   By Johnny Casey, Asheville Citizen Times,…
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