Bladen County One-Stop Voting starts tomorrow, but not for all towns

The political races officially start tomorrow, Thursday, October 22nd with Early Voting, but not all Bladen County towns are participating. Dublin, East Arcadia and Tar Heel will not be participating in the One-Stop Voting, and Absentee Mail voting since the town officials in Dublin, East Arcadia, and Tar Heel passed resolutions.

The reason for the resolutions, most say, is because the participation in Early Voting in those towns are very low.

Mayor of Tar Heel, Mr. Roy Dew said, “We have to pay a total of $2,700 for voting expenses. About 50% of that cost is for early voting expenses and the  amount of turn out for early voting doesn’t justify the cost. So we decided to pass the resolution.”

Registered voters in four municipalities can begin casting ballots tomorrow, October 22nd at the Bladen County Public Library in Elizabethtown. One- Stop voting is scheduled from 8:30 am until 5 pm weekdays beginning Oct. 22nd and ending on October 30th. There will also be voting taking place on Saturday, Oct.

Voters in Bladenboro, Clarkton, Elizabethtown, and White Lake may select mayors and board members during the early voting. Dublin, East Arcadia and Tar Heel voters will also be voting on mayors and board members, however, they will only be able to vote on Election Day, November 3rd.

Here are the candidates in each municipality. (I) means incumbent:

Bladenboro
Town Commissioner
3 seats, 4-year terms
Sarah Jane Benson (I)
Everett Butler (I)
Patsi Callihan (I)
Larry Hayes
Gene Norton

Town Commissioner
1 seat, 2-year term
Cris Harrelson
Don White

Clarkton
Mayor
4-year term
Arthur E. Whedbee (I)

Town Commissioner
1 seat, 4-year term
Jimmy Hudson, Sr.
Lawrence McDougald (I)

Dublin
Mayor
4-year term
Horace Wyatt (I)

Town Commissioner
2 seats, 4-year terms
Robert Johnson Britt
T. David Hursey (I)
David Kirby (I)

East Arcadia
Mayor
4-year term
Perry Blanks (I)

Town Commissioner
3 seats, 4-year terms
Carlee Carter (I)
Rhonda Hall (I)
Horace Munn (I)

Town Commissioner
1 seat, 2-year term
Pamela Graham (I)

Elizabethtown
Mayor
4-year term
Sylvia Campbell (I)

Town Commissioner
3 seats, 4-year terms
Howell Clark
Dicky Glenn (I)
Ricky Leinwand (I)
Darrell Page (I)

Tar Heel
Mayor
2-year term
Roy Dew

Town Commissioner
3 seats, 2-year terms
Angeline Hall (I)
vacant
vacant

White Lake
Mayor
4-year term
H. Goldston Womble, Jr. (I)

Town Commissioner
3 seats, 4-year terms
Tim Clifton
Tom Riel (I)
Don Smith (I)
Tracey Scott Trivette (I)

On Nov. 3, voters may cast ballots in their local municipality from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The election day voting sites are:

** Dublin Lions Club building.

** Bladenboro Historical building.

** Clarkton Town Hall.

** East Arcadia School.

** White Lake Fire Department.

** Bladen County Recreation Department in Elizabethtown.

** Powell-Melvin Agriculture Services Center in Elizabethtown.

** Tar Heel Municipal building.

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