2022 Election Schedule
General Election Countdown
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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 Advocacy Updates
Federal Legislative Requests
The negotiations for funding the federal government are in the beginning stages. In March, President Biden released his proposed budget for funding the federal government during the FY23 Appropriations cycle. Following the release of the President's budget, the House Appropriations Committee announced its schedule. Throughout the month of June, the House Appropriations Committee will hold a series of subcommittee markups for various appropriations bills.
2022 Primary Election Arts Survey
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.
* Asheville City Council candidate Alex Cobb did not respond.
Voter Resources
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…
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