ELIZABETHTOWN — Voting sites have been confirmed for both the early voting period and Election Day in this fall’s municipal elections.
The county’s Board of Elections made announcements this week in a news release.
Early voting begins a week from Wednesday. The only towns participating are Elizabethtown, Bladenboro and Clarkton.
Election Day is Nov. 5, with polls opening at 6:30 a.m. and closing at 7:30 p.m.
Early voting will take place only at the Board of Elections office, 301 S. Cypress St. in Elizabethtown. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day.
Those days are Oct. 16, 17 and 18 the first week, Oct. 21-25 the second week, and Oct. 28-Nov. 1 the final week. There are no Saturday or Sunday hours.
On Election Day, there will be nine precincts open. They include:
• Bethel: Singletary United Methodist Church, 241 3rd St., Dublin.
• Bladenboro 1: Historical Building, 818 S. Main St., Bladenboro.
• Bladenboro 2: Old Spaulding Monroe School, 508 MLK Drive, Bladenboro.
• Brown Marsh: Town Hall, 81 N. Elm St., Clarkton.
• Carvers Creek: East Arcadia Town Hall, 1472-A East Arcadia Road, Riegelwood.
• Colly: White Lake Fire Department, 1879 White Lake Drive, White Lake.
• Elizabethtown 1: Bladen County Recreation Department Gym, 803 W. King St., Elizabethtown.
• Elizabethtown 2: Powell-Melvin Agricultural Service Center, 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown.
• Hollow: Municipal Building, 14867 N.C. 87, Tar Heel.
Voters will be choosing leadership in Bladen County’s seven municipalities. The following are the municipalities and the respective candidates:
• Bladenboro: Commissioners, Gene Norton, Sarah Jane Benson, Patsi Callihan, Joey Todd, Stephanie A. Thurman, John “Mac” Bowen, Claudette Lewis Guy. Voters will choose three commissioners; Norton, Benson and Callihan are incumbents.
• Clarkton: Mayor, Arthur Whedbee, Tim Tart, Jon Hall; commissioner, Linda Croom. Voters will choose a mayor and one commissioner; Whedbee is an incumbent.
• Dublin: Mayor, Darryl Dowless; commissioners, David Kirby, David Hursey. Voters will choose a mayor and two commissioners; all three are incumbents.
• East Arcadia: Mayor, Perry Blanks; commissioners, Carlee Carter, Horace Munn, Rhonda Hall Blanks. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; all are incumbents.
• Elizabethtown: Mayor, Sylvia Campbell; council Howell Clark, Ricky Leinwand, Dicky Glenn, Mary A. McMillian, Jessica McKoy Wilson, Debbie Heyward. Voters will choose a mayor and three council members; Campbell, Clark, Leinwand and Glenn are incumbents.
• Tar Heel: Mayor, Roy Dew; commissioner, Sam Allen. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; Dew and Allen are incumbents.
• White Lake: Mayor, Goldston Womble, Gray Marshburn; commissioners, Jay Young, Dean Hilton, Tim Clifton, Tom Riel. Voters will choose a mayor and three commissioners; Womble, Clifton and Reil are incumbents.