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.

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.

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

Independence Library

6000 Conference Drive

Marion Diehl Rec Center

2219 Tyvola Road

Matthews Library

230 Matthews Station Street

Mint Hill Library

6840 Matthews-Mint Hill Road

North County Library

16500 Holly Crest Lane

South Charlotte Area: Carmel Commons

7601 Pineville-Matthews Road

Southpark Regional Library

7015 Carnegie Boulevard

Steele Creek Area – Former Taphaus49

13230 Carowinds Boulevard

University Area - Former Kohls

9315 N Tryon St

Uptown - Spirit Square

345 North College Street

West Boulevard Library

2157 West Boulevard

There are varying times in which residents can register and vote.

See Calendar Below:

For more information, head to your local board of elections website.

If you live in North Carolina outside out of Mecklenburg County, you can click here for information about where to vote.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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