Board of Elections

County
Board of Elections

Hours Monday-Friday
8:30 - 5:00

Physical Address:
298 Fairground Road Spindale,
NC 28160

Mailing Address:
PO Box 927 Rutherfordton,
NC 28139

(828)287-6030
(828)287-6140 Fax

Dawn Lovelace
Director

Board Members:
Frances Lockwood, Chairperson
Gail Parton
Angela Plackis, Secretary
Georgia Steele
Linda Smith

The Rutherford County Board of Elections is the county
agency charged with overall responsibility for
administration of the elections process and campaign
finance disclosure in Rutherford County.
We hope you find this site contains useful information that helps
you take a more informed role in the voting process.

Maps of Proposed redistricting:
New Senate Map
New House Map
U.S. Congress Map
Updated: March 01 , 2022
CANDIDATES FOR 2022
Updated 03/04/2022 12:31 pm
SAMPLE BALLOTS

BOSTIC - SUNSHINE DEM	BOSTIC - SUNSHINE REP
CAMP CREEK - MT. VERNON DEM	CAMP CREEK - MT. VERNON REP
CAROLEEN - CLIFFSIDE DEM	CAROLEEN - CLIFFSIDE REP
CHIMNEY ROCK DEM	CHIMNEY ROCK REP
DANIELTOWN - SULPHUR SPRINGS DEM	DANIELTOWN - SULPHUR SPRINGS REP
DUNCAN CREEK - GOLDEN VALLEY DEM	DUNCAN CREEK - GOLDEN VALLEY REP
ELLENBORO DEM	ELLENBORO REP
FOREST CITY #1 DEM	FOREST CITY # 1 REP
FOREST CITY # 2 DEM	FOREST CITY # 2 REP
GILKEY - MORGAN DEM	GILKEY - MORGAN REP
GREEN HILL DEM	GREEN HILL REP
HAYNES DEM	HAYNES REP
RUTHERFORDTON # 1 DEM	RUTHERFORDTON #1 REP
RUTHERFORDTON # 2 DEM_10TH	RUTHERFORDTON # 2 REP 10TH
RUTHERFORDTON # 2 DEM 11TH	RUTHERFORDTON # 2 REP 11TH
SANDY MUSH DEM	SANDY MUSH REP
SPINDALE DEM	SPINDALE REP
UNION DEM	UNION REP

Election Information for Primary 2022

One-stop Early Voting has ENDED.

Please note:
You MUST now go to your precinct Tuesday May 17, 2022.
Not sure where your precinct is?
click here

- In a Primary Election, You MUST vote in the Party's Primary that you are registered in. If you are registered as Unaffiliated, You may choose One party's Primary to vote in. If there is a 2nd Primary, You Must vote the same party as you chose in the 1st Primary.
Please make sure You are registered with the party of your choice before April 22, 2022
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

1st Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at the Board of Elections Office. Meetings will only be held if business is scheduled

Absentee Meeting Schedule== Held at Rutherford County Board of Elections
april 12, 2022 @ 12:30
April 19, 2022 @ 12:30
April 26, 2022 @ 12:30
May 03, 2022 @ 12:30
May 10, 2022 @ 12:30
May 16, 2022 @ 5:00
May 26, 2022 @ 12:30
May 27, 2022 @ 11:00

Important Update on Photo ID

Until further order of the court, voters are not required to show photo ID. The law was enjoined by a federal district court on December 31, 2019. This page will be updated if new information becomes available.

Voter ID information

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