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Filing for the party primaries in May
will begin a week from Monday, Feb. 13.
Democrats and Republicans
will file for the local offices of
sheriff and clerk of superior court as
well as four seats on the Wake County
Board of Commissioners. On the state
level, candidates will file for seats in
the North Carolina Senate and House of
Representatives.
Sheriff Donnie Harrison is
expected to run for office again, and
former Sheriff John Baker has said he
intends to run.
Jan Pueschel is the clerk of
superior court.
The county commissioners are
elected at large – everyone in the
county votes for them – but they must
live in one of the seven districts. Up
for election this year are seats held by
Joe Bryan (District 1), Phil Jeffreys
(District 2), Chairman Tony Gurley
(District 3) and Herb Council (District
7).
In the state House, the
northern part of Wake County is
represented by Rick Eddins (District 40)
and J. Russell Capps (District 41).
Voters in the different districts elect
the House members.
Voting is the same for the
state Senate seats, with candidates
being elected by the voters in that
district.
Northern Wake County is now
represented in the state Senate by
Vernon Malone (District 14) and Neal
Hunt (District 15).
If you are a registered
voter, your voter registration card
lists the different districts for your
precinct along with the precinct voting
site.
If you are not registered to
vote, you have until April 7 to do so.
You can obtain an application at the
Wake Forest Town Hall, the Wake Forest
Library, any high school, any agency
providing assistance or helping people
with disabilities or by calling the Wake
County Board of Elections at 856-6240.
You can also go to
http://www.wakegov.com/elections.
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