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2022 Election Schedule

Primary Election Countdown

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Primary Election

Voter Registration Deadline: April 22, 2022
Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot: May 10, 2022
Early Voting Dates: Begins on April 28, 2022. See dates here>>
Election Date: May 17, 2022

General Election Countdown

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General Election

Voter Registration Deadline: October 14, 2021
Deadline to Request an Absentee Ballot: November 1, 2022
Early Voting Dates: Early voting begins on the third Thursday prior to Election Day and ends on the last Saturday before the election at 3:00 p.m. See dates here>>
Election Date: November 8, 2022

2022 Arts Questionnaire

Asheville Area Arts Council worked with members for the Arts Coalition to craft a candidate survey focused of major issues impacting the local creative sector. Click on each candidate’s image to see their responses.

ARTS QUESTIONNAIRE (PDF) | RESPONSE OVERVIEW (PDF)

Al Whitesides

Bill Branyon

Cliff Feingold

Esther Manheimer

Jonathan Wainscott

Kim Roney

Michael Hayes

Allison Scott

Andrew Fletcher

Andy Ledford

Antanette Mosley

Doug Brown

Grant Millan

Maggie Ullman

Nina Tovish

Sheneika Smith

Will Hornaday

* Asheville City Council candidate Alex Cobb did not respond.

Arts Agenda & Candidate Information

2021-22 Arts Policy Agenda

Make sure you are up-to-date on the Arts Coalition’s 2021-22 Policy Agenda and stay tuned for upcoming election forum events later this year!

Local political candidates offer takes on arts issues

AAAC Executive Director Katie Cornell discusses the latest candidate survey and the 2020 edition’s impact on local policies.

Candidate List

Candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, resumed at 8 a.m. Thursday, February 24, and ended at noon on Friday, March 4.

2022 Primary Election Voter Guide

In preparation for the primary election of Tuesday, May 17, Xpress sent questions to all candidates in contested races representing Buncombe County voters. Responses from candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly, Buncombe County-level races and Asheville City Council a…

Voter Resources

Arts NC Election Portal

In a democracy, elections not only are the process by which we select our Representatives in Government, but the way in which we have a public conversation as an electorate and a community. …

ArtsVote 2020 | Arts Action Fund

ArtsVote2020 is a nationwide, two-year initiative of the Arts Action Fund that will advocate for better public policies for the arts and arts education, and bring national attention to the important role of the creative economy to our nation’s political candidates running to improve the economic, ed…

Buncombe County Election Services

Visit the Buncombe County Election Services page to to look up your voter information, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, find your polling location, and see a sample ballot.

NC Voter Resources

Learn about registering to vote, changing your registration, and voter registration tools in North Carolina.

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