10/17/22: EARLY VOTING FOR ELECTION BEGINS THURSDAY, OCT. 20, CONTINUES THROUGH NOV. 5, AT KDH TOWN HALL.

Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election starts Thursday and continues through Nov. 5 at Kill Devil Hills Town Hall and two other Dare County sites.

The hours for early voting at the KDH Town Hall, the Dare County Administration Building in Manteo, and the Fessenden Center Annex in Buxton are as follows:

Thurs., Oct. 20, through Fri., Oct. 21: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 24, through Fri., Oct. 28: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Mon. Oct. 31, through Fri., Nov. 4: 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 5: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Nov. 8 polling location in Southern Shores is the Pitts Center. Polls will be open on Election Day from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

To view a sample ballot for voters who reside in Southern Shores, see:

https://www.darenc.com/home/showpublisheddocument/11455/637973818486600000

The only contested elections on the county level are between Democrat Heather Euler and Republican Ervin Bateman for the at-large seat on the Dare County Board of Commissioners, which Mr. Bateman currently holds; between Democrat Andrian (Sweet Pea) Tillett and Republican Cheryl House for Register of Deeds, a position currently held by Ms. House; and those pitting Dare County Board of Education candidates Marie Russell against Matt Brauer for the District 3 seat and Jessica Fearns against Ron Payne for the District 2 seat.

The District 3 Board of Education member represents Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, and Duck; and the District 2 Board member represents Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Colington.

For information about all Dare County candidates, as well as candidates for federal, state, and district office, see www.vote411.org, a website sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Www.vote411.org provides biographical and political position/opinion information about all of the candidates on the ballot for Southern Shores voters, provided the candidate responded to the questions asked of him/her by the LWV.

The You Tube video of last week’s Dare County Board of Education candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Dare is now available for viewing at https://lwvdarenc.org/candidate-forums-2022/.

YARD SIGNS: Political candidate yard signs are now permitted in the Town’s rights-of-way, with the permission of the property owner whose property abuts the right-of-way. They must be removed by 10 days after the election.

THE BEACON, 10/17/22