Harrisburg-area voters who used to cast Election Day ballots at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church will need to go to Weddington Hills Elementary School starting with the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.

The Cabarrus County Board of Elections approved merging former Precincts 02-05 and 02-07 into a single new Precinct 02-10, according to the board's precinct locations page. Voters previously assigned to either precinct should now vote at Weddington Hills Elementary, 4401 Weddington Road, Concord.

The board has not publicly stated a reason for the consolidation.

What's on the ballot

The November election includes a $400 million bond referendum adopted by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on July 21. The two measures: up to $340 million in school bonds for constructing, renovating and equipping school buildings, and up to $60 million for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. If approved, taxes sufficient to pay principal and interest would be levied on all taxable property in the county, according to the public bond notice signed by Board of Elections Chair H. Jay White, Sr.

Early voting: four sites, Oct. 15–31

The board also adopted a 17-day early voting plan. Any registered Cabarrus County voter can cast a ballot at any of these four locations beginning Thursday, Oct. 15, according to the county's early voting announcement:

  • Cabarrus EMS HQ Station 9, 793 Cabarrus Ave. W., Concord
  • Cabarrus Afton Ridge Library and Active Living Center, 6905 Glen Afton Blvd., Kannapolis
  • Cabarrus Arena & Event Center, 4751 NC Highway 49, Concord
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College at NCRC, 399 Biotechnology Lane, Kannapolis

Early voting hours are 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, except the final day, Saturday, Oct. 31, when polls close at 3 p.m. The Board of Elections office at 369 Church St. N in Concord will not serve as an early voting site or Election Day polling place.

Key deadlines

  • Friday, Oct. 9, 5 p.m.: Last day to register or update registration
  • Thursday, Oct. 15: Early voting begins
  • Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5 p.m.: Absentee ballot request deadline
  • Saturday, Oct. 31, 3 p.m.: Early voting ends
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.: Election Day polls open

On Election Day, voters must vote at their assigned precinct. Absentee ballots must arrive at the Board of Elections office, 369 Church St. N, Concord, by 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Voters can check their registration, confirm their polling place and view sample ballots at cabarruscounty.us/elections or by calling (704) 920-2860.