In-person early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 16, in the runoff election for Henderson City Council Ward 4 seat. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, when the towns of Kittrell and Middleburg also will hold municipal elections.
Only voters who reside in Henderson’s Ward 4 are eligible to cast ballots in the runoff between incumbent Ola Thorpe-Cooper and challenger Catherine “Kitty” Gill.
Early voting will be held at the former Eaton Johnson Middle School, 500 N. Beckford Dr., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday, Oct.16, and subsequent weekdays through Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at 3 p.m.
Ward 4 residents who vote on Nov. 4 should cast ballots at their polling precincts which include Sandy Creek, Central, Northern Vance (campus of Vance County Middle School) and South Henderson. These four precincts are the only sites that will be open on Nov. 4, Rawles said.
Polling sites across the county will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Vance County Board of Elections Chair Susan Floyd reminds voters that they will be asked to show a photo ID before casting their ballot. All voters will be allowed to vote with or without ID. Voters who lack ID can get one for free from their county board of elections. Find out more at https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id
Voters can find out if they’re eligible to vote in 2025 by going to the State Board’s Voter Search tool, available at ncsbe.gov.
Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have requested them. A voter can fill out an absentee ballot request at https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-mail or by filling out a request form provided by the board of elections office, located in the Henry A. Dennis Building, 300 S. Garnett St.
The request must be received through the website or by the Vance County Board of Elections.
Although the voter registration deadline for this election has passed, eligible individuals who were not registered by the Oct. 10 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.
If you have questions, please contact the Vance County Board of Elections at 252.492.3730.