- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county

North Carolina

2024 NC General Election

Taxes

Public Health

Public Services

Economy

Education

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

County Commissioner

- The Register of Deeds Office issues marriage licenses and supplies copies of birth and death certificates. They also may assist in administering notary public oaths. 
- The Register of Deeds is elected every two years. 

Record keeper for important local documents

Mecklenburg

Administration

Register of Deeds

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 

Mills River

Policing

Quality of Roads

Civil Rights

City Council Member

- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 

Part of the governing body of your town. 

Misenheimer

Financial Management

Town Council

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Mitchell

Student Wellbeing

School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

County Board of Education Member

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2024 North Carolina candidates

Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 6

2 candidates

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Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 5

2 candidates

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Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 3

1 candidate

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Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 4

1 candidate

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Mecklenburg Register of Deeds

1 candidate

Mills River City Council Member

5 candidates

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Misenheimer Town Council

2 candidates

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Mitchell County Board of Education Member

2 candidates

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Mitchell County Commissioner

6 candidates

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Mitchell Register of Deeds

1 candidate