About the board of elections
The Cleveland County Board of Elections oversees all elections in Cleveland County including those for the fifteen municipalities in the county. The Board operates under the general supervision of the State Board of Elections, has quasi-judicial and policy making authority over all aspects of elections and voter registration in Cleveland County.
The principal functions of the office include voter registration, candidate filing, establishing election precincts and voting sites, appointing and training precinct officials, preparing and distributing ballots, maintaining voting equipment, canvassing and certifying the ballots cast in Cleveland County, candidate campaign finance compliance and providing public information on elections and voting procedures.
Each County in North Carolina has a Board of Elections. It is a five person board in which 4 members are appointed every two years by the State Board of Elections with the Chairman being appointed by the governor.
The local political parties will submit three names to the State political party chairman. North Carolina General Statute 163A-766(d) states “The State chairman of each political party shall have the right to recommend to the State Board of Elections three registered voters in each county for appointment to the board of elections for that county. If such recommendations are received by the Board 15 or more days before the last Tuesday in June, and each two years thereafter, it shall be the duty of the State Board of Elections to appoint the county boards from the names thus recommended.”
Once appointed, County Board members take an oath and begin their two year terms Tuesday following the third Monday in July in odd-numbered years. No more than two members of the County Board of Elections shall belong to the same political party. The Board oversees the functions of our offices and hires a Director to administer all duties.
The Board meets the second Monday of every month at 10:00 AM in the Cleveland County Board of Elections board room located at 215 Patton Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Notice of Regular Meeting
board Members for 2023-2025 term
Douglas W. Sharp (D) - Chairman
H. Allen Langley (R) - Secretary
Mary S. Accor (D) - Member
Ali B. Paksoy, Jr. (D) - Member
Mary Grace Keller (R) - Member
Staff
Clifton W. Philbeck - Director of Elections
Renee G. Bost - Deputy Director of Elections
Heather Gardner - Elections Specialist
Phil Reid - Voting Systems Tech
Becky Powell - Clerical Assistant
Sherry Sando - Clerical Assistant
Emma Speer - Clerical Assistant
Front row (L-R): Mary S. Accor, Member; Mary Grace Keller, Member.
Back row (L-R): Ali Paksoy, Jr., Member; Douglas Sharp, Chairman; H. Allen Langley, Secretary.
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The principal functions of the office include voter registration, candidate filing, establishing election precincts and voting sites, appointing and training precinct officials, preparing and distributing ballots, maintaining voting equipment, canvassing and certifying the ballots cast in Cleveland County, candidate campaign finance compliance and providing public information on elections and voting procedures.
Each County in North Carolina has a Board of Elections. It is a five person board in which 4 members are appointed every two years by the State Board of Elections with the Chairman being appointed by the governor.
The local political parties will submit three names to the State political party chairman. North Carolina General Statute 163A-766(d) states “The State chairman of each political party shall have the right to recommend to the State Board of Elections three registered voters in each county for appointment to the board of elections for that county. If such recommendations are received by the Board 15 or more days before the last Tuesday in June, and each two years thereafter, it shall be the duty of the State Board of Elections to appoint the county boards from the names thus recommended.”
Once appointed, County Board members take an oath and begin their two year terms Tuesday following the third Monday in July in odd-numbered years. No more than two members of the County Board of Elections shall belong to the same political party. The Board oversees the functions of our offices and hires a Director to administer all duties.
The Board meets the second Monday of every month at 10:00 AM in the Cleveland County Board of Elections board room located at 215 Patton Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Notice of Regular Meeting
board Members for 2023-2025 term
Douglas W. Sharp (D) - Chairman
H. Allen Langley (R) - Secretary
Mary S. Accor (D) - Member
Ali B. Paksoy, Jr. (D) - Member
Mary Grace Keller (R) - Member
Staff
Clifton W. Philbeck - Director of Elections
Renee G. Bost - Deputy Director of Elections
Heather Gardner - Elections Specialist
Phil Reid - Voting Systems Tech
Becky Powell - Clerical Assistant
Sherry Sando - Clerical Assistant
Emma Speer - Clerical Assistant
Front row (L-R): Mary S. Accor, Member; Mary Grace Keller, Member.
Back row (L-R): Ali Paksoy, Jr., Member; Douglas Sharp, Chairman; H. Allen Langley, Secretary.
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