Members of Local Boards of Elections Begin Their Service
In all 100 counties of North Carolina on Tuesday, July 22, the local Boards of Elections members were sworn into their roles. Below are photos of area Boards at that moment.
Alexander
Pictured (l-r) are Martha Schronce—Chair, Denise Souther Martin—Secretary, Sandra Lee Stegall and Cheryl Millsaps. They were sworn in by Alexander Clerk of Court, Edwin P. Chapman.
The plans are for a fifth member of the Board to be in place by the August 19 meeting.
Burke
Members of the Board were sworn in individually by Burke County Clerk of Court, Chrystal Carpenter. Shown below (l-r), they include Anthony Iovino—Chair, Beverly Carlton, Rhonda Dautrich, Donna Wojcik—Secretary, and Linda Walker.
Caldwell
These members were sworn in (l-r) Joseph Delk IV, Morris Reaves, William Stone—Chair, Cathy Scruggs Angle and Derek Kevin Poarch—Secretary. Wayne Rash the Register of Deeds led the swearing in ceremony.
Leaders of both political parties and community leaders were in the audience for the event.
Catawba
These members of the Board of Elections (l-r) are Kelsey Williams, Barry Cheney—Secretary, David Hood—Chair, Thomas Luckadoo, and Felicia Culbreath-Setzer (not pictured but she was able to take the oath remotely).
The ceremony was conducted by The Honorable Rober A. Mullinax, Jr., the NC Chief District Court Judge.
Lincoln
The members took their oath around their desk. They are Brian Wesley Crisson in the red shirt, and counter clockwise to his right Charles Edgar Newman—Secretary, Don Wise, Dean Black and Todd Burgin, Chair (with our apologies for being partially hidden).
Bradley R. Putnam, Director and in the light blue shirt, oversaw the swearing in ceremony.