Preparations for the Alamance County municipal elections this November are underway, with all candidate filing finalized as Election Day inches closer.
Positions on the ballot
Municipal elections, held on Nov. 4, will see municipal positions — such as town council and mayoral positions — across the county up for grabs.
In Elon, two town council seats are on the ballot this year. Town council member Stephanie Bourland is not running for reelection and town council member Randy Orwig is running for another term.
Mayor Emily Sharpe is also up for reelection in Elon and faces no opposition.
Mebane has three city council seats up for grabs, and Burlington has one city council seat and mayoral position on the ballot. Among the four candidates for the Burlington city council seat is former Burlington Mayor Ian Baltutis ’08. Graham Mayor Jennifer Talley is running for reelection against Chelsea Glen Dickey, who was born and raised in Alamance County and has experience in economic development and works in Graham. There are also two city council seats available in Graham.
Gibsonville has two Board of Aldermen seats on the ballot, along with two candidates running for the vacant position of mayor. Haw River, Green Level and Ossipee each have two town council member seats on their respective ballots.
The Village of Alamance has three Board of Aldermen seats available, along with Mayor Don Tichy running for another term. Swepsonville has three town council seats on the ballot, and all three incumbents are running for another term.
Voting timeline
Absentee voting by mail begins Oct. 3 and early voting begins Oct. 16, according to the Alamance Board of Elections. Voting by mail ends at 5 p.m. Oct. 21 and early voting ends at 3 p.m. Nov. 1. Voter registration for the November election closes Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. To find out what voting precinct you live in and the available polling locations, visit the Alamance Board of Elections’ website.
More election coverage
To read a full deep dive into all county municipal races, keep an eye out for the Oct. 15 edition of “The Pendulum,” which will contain a full voter guide for the municipal elections.