UPDATED — The Vance County Board of Elections is making plans for the upcoming county and Henderson municipal primary elections, rescheduled from last month to March 3, 2022. The filing period for county or local offices begins at 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 and closes on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at 12 noon, according to information from Melody Vaughan, board of elections director. Contests for the following offices will be on the Mar. 3 ballot:
- Vance County Commissioner-Districts 3, 4 and 7
- Vance County Board of Education-Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7
- Vance County Register of Deeds
- Vance County Clerk of Superior Court
- Vance County Sheriff
Filing for the city of Henderson will begin at 12 noon on Jan. 3, 2022 and will end on Jan. 7, 2022 at 12 noon. Contests for the following offices will appear on the Mar. 3 ballot:
- Wards 1 and 2, at-large seats
- Wards 3 and 4
The fee schedule for the various seats is set by the State Board of Elections.
The fees are:
- County Commissioners⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$ 98.72
- Board of Education⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$ 42.00
- Register of Deeds⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$ 529.56
- Clerk of Superior Court⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$ 998.00
- Sheriff⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$ 720.60
- City of Henderson⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅$10.00
Payment will be accepted in the form of a check or cashier’s check payable to Vance County Board of Elections.
The primary elections information will be updated in the next week to include any federal or state offices that will appear on the ballot, and again after the filing deadlines to include names of all candidates running for each office. Ballots are scheduled to be printed a couple of months before the election.
On Election Day, poll workers will mark buffer zones with signs to mark where electioneering may take place. State law requires that the limit be set at 50 feet from the entrance of the polling place, but no farther than 50 feet and at least 25 feet. Listed below are the precincts and polling places in Vance County:
- North Henderson 1 – County office building, 305 Young St. and Walnut St.
- South Henderson 1 – Perry Memorial Library, 205 Breckenridge St.
- East Henderson 1 – Advance Academy, 219 Charles St.
- West Henderson – Central Fire Station, 211 Dabney Dr.
- Northern Vance – Vance County Middle School, 293 Warrenton Rd.
- South Henderson 2 – L.B. Yancey Elementary School, 311 Hawkins Dr.
- Hilltop – St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3005 Oxford Rd.
- Kittrell – Kittrell Fire Station, 54 W Main St., Kittrell
- Middleburg – E. O. Young Elementary School, US 1 North, Middleburg
- Sandy Creek – Aycock Recreation Complex, 307 Carey Chapel Rd.
- Community College – Vance-Granville Community College, 200 Community College Rd.
- New Hope – New Hope Elementary School, 10199 NC Hwy 39 N
Contact the board of elections office at 252.492.3730 Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. with questions.