Welcome to the Clay County Board of Elections web site. The Clay County Board of Elections
is responsible for conducting all elections in Clay County and keeping up to date all voter registration information. The
County Board arranges for a polling place in each precinct, advertises elections, prepares ballots, and issues absentee ballots.
All information is made available to the State Board of Elections.
The voter statistics for Clay County as of January 27, 2012 are as follows:
Democrat voters: 2,756
Republican voters: 3,396
Libertarian voters: 20
Unafilliated voters: 2,750
Total: 8,922
2012 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
New Years Day Monday January 2
Martin Luther King's B'Day Monday January 16
Presidents Day Monday Febuary 20
Good Friday Friday April 6
Memorial Day Monday May 28
Independence Day Wednesday July 4
Labor Day Monday September 3
Veterans Day Monday November 12
Thanksgiving Day Thursday & Friday November 22-23
Christmas Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday December 24-26
This is an official notice of an election to be conducted in CLAY County on 11/06/2012. This notice contains a
list of all of the ballot measures and federal, State, and local offices this county expects, as of this date, to be
on the ballot on the date of the election. (See Attachment)
An Election Notice will be prepared not later than 100 days before a regularly scheduled election that permits
absentee voting, and as soon as practicable in the case of an election or vacancy election not regularly
scheduled. For a second primary, an Election Notice will be prepared, no later than the day following the date
the appropriate board of elections orders that a second primary be held.
As soon as ballot styles are printed, this county board of elections will update this notice with the certified
candidates for each office and ballot measures and referenda questions that will be on the ballot. For General
Elections during even-numbered years, ballots will be printed 60 days prior to the election. For statewide
primaries and other elections (except municipal elections), ballots will be printed 50 days prior to the election.
Municipal ballots are available 30 days prior to Election Day. You must request an updated Election Notice.
Transmitting a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot:
This notice may be used in conjunction with the federal write-in absentee ballot (FWAB). Covered military &
overseas voters seeking to vote by absentee ballot may use the FWAB to register to vote, request an
absentee ballot, and vote an official military-overseas ballot. When using the FWAB to register to vote, and/or
request an absentee ballot, please transmit your signed and completed FWAB no later than 5:00 p.m. on the
day before Election Day. If submitted later than this day and time, your absentee ballot will not be counted.
Federal write-in absentee ballots are available at www.NCSBE.gov. You may also request a regular absentee
ballot by using the federal postcard application (FPCA), available at www.FVAP.gov. A regular ballot can be
mailed, faxed or emailed to you. You may return the FWAB or a regular absentee ballot by mail, secure fax (1-
919-715-0351) or email (uocava.absentee@sboe.state.nc.us).
Marking a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot:
When marking a FWAB, for each office for which you wish to vote, write in either a candidate's name or
political party designation. For ballot measures or referenda, write either “YES” (you are for the ballot
measure or referendum) or “NO” (you are against the ballot measure or referendum). In a primary, if you are
registered as Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, for partisan contests, you may only vote for the candidates
of the party for which you are affiliated. You are also eligible to vote for non-partisan contests. If you are
registered as unaffiliated (“independent”), in a primary, you may choose to vote for the partisan contests of
one of the parties or you may choose to vote for non-partisan contests only. Please contact your local board of
elections to confirm your party affiliation or voter registration status.
Please check the website for the NC State Board of Elections (www.NCSBE.gov) for additional information on
military-overseas absentee voting.
2012 GENERAL
Election Date: 11/06/2012
Official Election Notice County of CLAY
NC State Board of Elections July 2012
CLAY BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/06/2012)
CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY
US PRESIDENT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
JOHN MARTIN John David Martin
JASON RHINEHARDT Jason Rhinehardt
KERRY STATON Kerry Staton
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
SUPERVISOR
GLEN CHEEKS Glen R. Cheeks
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT
11
HAYDEN ROGERS Hayden Rogers DEM
MARK MEADOWS Mark Meadows REP
NC GOVERNOR
WALTER DALTON Walter H. Dalton DEM
PAT MCCRORY Pat McCrory REP
BARBARA HOWE Barbara Howe LIB
NC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LINDA COLEMAN Linda D. Coleman DEM
DAN FOREST Dan Forest REP
NC ATTORNEY GENERAL
ROY COOPER Roy Cooper DEM
NC AUDITOR
BETH WOOD Beth A. Wood DEM
DEBRA GOLDMAN Debra Goldman REP
NC COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
WALTER SMITH Walter Smith DEM
STEVE TROXLER Steve Troxler REP
NC COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
GEORGE GOODWIN Wayne Goodwin DEM
JOHN CAUSEY Mike Causey REP
NC COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
JOHN BROOKS John C. Brooks DEM
CHERIE BERRY Cherie Berry REP
NC SECRETARY OF STATE
ELAINE MARSHALL Elaine Marshall DEM
EDWARD GOODWIN Ed Goodwin REP
NC SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
JUNE ATKINSON June Atkinson DEM
JOHN TEDESCO John Tedesco REP
NC TREASURER
JANET COWELL Janet Cowell DEM
STEVEN ROYAL Steve Royal REP
Election Notice Of Contests and Referenda
CLAY BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/06/2012)
CLAY BOARD OF ELECTIONS (11/06/2012)
CANDIDATE NAME NAME ON BALLOT PARTY
NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 50
JOHN SNOW John Snow DEM
JAMES DAVIS Jim Davis REP
NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT
120
THOMAS WEST Roger West REP
SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
(NEWBY)
SAMUEL ERVIN Sam J. Ervin IV
PAUL NEWBY Paul Martin Newby
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (MCGEE)
LINDA MCGEE Linda McGee
DAVID ROBINSON David S. Robinson
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (BRYANT)
WANDA BRYANT Wanda Bryant
MARTIN MCGEE Marty McGee
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE (THIGPEN)
ROBERT DILLON Chris Dillon
CRESSIE THIGPEN Cressie Thigpen
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 30
(HOLT)
RICHLYN HOLT Richlyn D. Holt
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 30
(LESLIE)
MONICA LESLIE Monica Hayes Leslie
DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 30
(WALKER)
RICHARD WALKER Richard K. Walker
CHOICE DESCRIPTION
Alteration to board of commissioners
Yes "Shall the structure of the board of commissioners be altered"
No "Shall the structure of the board of commissioners be altered"
