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Vote on Tuesday,
​November 5.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 6:30 am-7:30 pm at your precinct polling location. Click here for your polling location.  Early voting opens on Wednesday October 16 for the November general election.

Here are our slate of candidates for the November general election:

Candidate Name                Office                                      Website
Vi Lyles                                  Charlotte Mayor                    www.vilyles.com
James "Smuggy" Mitchell City Council At-Large           www.jamesworks4clt.com
Julie Eiselt                             City Council At-Large          www.julieeiselt.com
Braxton Winston                  City Council At-Large          www.votebraxton.com
Dimple Ajmera                     City Council At-Large          www.dimpleajmera.com
Larken Egleston                    City Council District 1          www.votelarken.com
Malcolm Graham                   City Council District 2        m.graham.12@aol.com
Victoria Watlington               City Council District 3        www.winwithwatlington.com
Renee Perkins Johnson        City Council District 4       www.reneeperkinsjohnson.com
Matt Newton                           City Council District 5      www.mattnewtonfor5.com
Gina Navarrete                        City Council District 6       www.ginaforcitycouncil.com


If you have any issues with being able to vote, (ex. name not found in polling book, machine not registering your vote correctly) call the VOTER PROTECTION HOTLINE at 888-626-0065 

We are proud to call ourselves "Meck Dems!"

Charlotte-Mecklenburg is home to more than 307,000 Democrats. As Democrats, we believe in ensuring equal protections for all, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and economic status.
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Democrats believe in investing in our public education system, supporting our teachers, and standing up for access to a quality education for all children.
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Democrats believe in preserving our environment and ensuring access to clean air and water. Democrats believe in equal pay for equal work, raising the minimum wage, and support the creation of quality jobs. Democrats support a fundamental belief of providing access to health care for all.

Together we are the party of progress and believe that together we will make a stronger tomorrow.

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MCDP Officers 2017-2019

Chair - Jane Whitley
1st Vice Chair - Vinod Thomas
2nd Vice Chair - Jennifer Gaddy
3rd Vice Chair - Niayai Lavien
Secretary - Peggy Dickerson
Treasurer - John Kniffley

Organizations

Democratic Women:  meckdemwomen@gmail.com
President:  Connie Green-Johnson
Senior Democrats:  seniordem@gmail.com
President: Steve Wilson
Young Democrats:  president@meckyoungdems.org
President: Allison Allen
African American Caucus: aac.mcdp@gmail.com
President: Collette Alston
LGBTQ Democrats:  MelindaDLilly@gmail.com
President:  Melinda Lilly
Asian American Pacific Caucus:
President: Jyoti Friedland
Teen Democrats:
Advisor: Vinod Thomas
Small Business Caucus:
President: Marc Friedland
Democrats of North Mecklenburg:
President: Janice Hodges Lewis