2022 Primary elections: Here’s where you can vote early in North Carolina

North Carolina residents can now cast ballots in person for the May 17 primary elections.

Election boards in all 100 counties opened early voting sites Thursday morning. People who are registered to vote or who apply at a site can vote.

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Nearly 4,400 people have voted, including more than 200 absentee ballots, as week two of early voting began on Monday.

A few of the key Charlotte races are on the primary ticket including mayor, City Council, Mecklenburg County Commission, district attorney and sheriff.

“Early voting is great, because you don’t know what’s going to come up,” said Ken Smalley, who headed to the polls last week. “You know, we can vote as soon as you can.”

Party nominations for U.S. Senate and House, the legislature, judicial positions and county offices are at stake. There are also municipal races — many of them officially nonpartisan — in towns and cities where 2021 elections were delayed.

The early-voting period continues through the afternoon of May 14. Some counties will have early voting on preceding weekends.

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An unaffiliated voter can choose to cast ballots in Democratic or Republican primaries, but not both. Registered Democrats and Republicans must vote in their party’s primary.

People who are already registered have other voting options. They can request a mail-in absentee ballot by May 10, or they can vote in person May 17.

Here is a list of the confirmed polling locations in Mecklenburg County:

Allegra Westbrooks Library

2412 Beatties Ford Road

Ballantyne Area - Former Rite Aid

15221 John J Delaney Drive

Cornelius Town Hall

21445 Catawba Avenue

Eastway Regional Recreation Center

3150 Eastway Park Drive

Hal Marshall Annex (in lieu of site)

618 N College Street