Granville County voters have several options for one-stop early voting, which begins Thursday, Apr. 28 and runs through Saturday, May 14. The statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
In addition, voters may now request absentee ballots, either by filling out a ballot request at the county board of elections office or at https://votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home. All requests must be received by 5 p.m. on May 10, 2022, according to information received at WIZS by James A. Wall, Sr., chair of the Granville Board of Elections.
Individuals who need to register to vote must do so by Friday, Apr. 22, to be eligible to vote in the May 17 primary. Eligible individuals who are not registered by that deadline may register and vote at any early voting site during the early voting period. New registrants will be required to provide documentation of their residence.
Any voter who wants to change party affiliation, however, must do so by the April 22 deadline, according to the information from the board of elections chairman.
One-stop early voting will be held at the following locations on weekdays beginning Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, to Saturday, May 14, 2022:
• Oxford Public Works building meeting room (in lieu of the Board of Elections office)
127 Penn Avenue
Oxford, NC 27565
• South Branch Library multipurpose room
1550 South Campus Drive
Creedmoor, NC 27522
• Tar River Elementary School gymnasium
2642 Philo White Road
Franklinton, NC 27525
The early voting hours are from 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. each weekday; early voting on Saturday, May 14 ends at 3 p.m.
Polls will be open on Election Day – Tuesday, May 17 – from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In the primary election, voters will select nominees for a political party to move on to the November 8 general election. Contests on the ballot include U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly, state and local judges, district attorney, and county offices. In primaries, voters affiliated with a political party will be given a ballot of candidates for their party. Unaffiliated voters may choose the ballot of candidates for any party primary.
Contact the Granville County Board of Elections Office at 919.693.2515 or send an email to vote@granvillecounty.org for answers to questions you may have about voting in Granville County.
