The Harnett County Board of Elections is considering a number of precinct changes in 2027. That could mean merging or dividing precincts, namely to cut costs or to reduce voting lines. Any precinct change requires a majority vote from the 5 member local Board of Elections, comprising of 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats, and doesn't require public input.

The merger of East and West Averasboro into 1 precinct is currently being considered. Chair Daniel Moody (R) proposed such a change in the September 2026 monthly Board of Elections meeting. The Board meets monthly on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm at the Harnett Resource Center and Library.

Chair Moody proposed the merger due to supposedly dwindling growth in the Dunn area. There were other changes mentioned due to explosive growth; the splitting of Stewart's Creek, Angier and NW Harnett precincts due to population changes.

Harnett County is experiencing rapid growth in every corner of the County. County commissioners review the elected districts for Commissioners and Board of Education, every 10 years after the U.S. Census. IF population grows or shrinks, decisions are made about the number, size,  distribution of voters and boundaries within each district. Currently we have 5 County districts, one of which is a Minority distirct, which assures our 19%+ minority population a seat at the elected tables.

Precinct lines play into the boundaries of these County districts. Often elected districts are drawn with precinct lines. Again, the districts are reviewed with the census results and either redrawn to account for population fluctuations or kept the same.

15 precincts make up Harnett County's 5 elected districts. Any time a precinct is changed, voting  can drop around 7%. Precinct confusion was seen at the polls recently. Voters arrived at the wrong poll on election day and had to reroute to their new correct precinct poll.

East and West Averasboro represent the highest concentration of minority voters in the County per precinct voter. Any change to these boundaries prior to an overall look at the distribution of population could be viewed as tampering with the vote, suppression or more.

We believe no changes should be made to the precinct landscape until the 2030 census is complete. Changes made mid-decade in 2025 were enough. Any future changes between now and the census may require additional changes and may not consider the delicate balance of voters and voter representation that the current precincts and districts represent. We suggest a broader look at growth and population distribution be addressed at a single time, when time-honored data collection census numbers  are available and not through constant piecemeal boundary changes, causing chaos and confusion for voters.

Please make your voices heard at December's Board of Election meeting, Tuesday December 1, 6:30pm. Harnett County Resource Center/Library, 455 McKinney Pkwy, Lillington

We have had enough!

Nov 3 rang in some incredible wins for Democrats locally, statewide and nationally! North Carolina elected Democrat Roy Cooper as Senator, Democrat Paul Barringer as our US Congressional Dist. 13 winner, all the Democratic judicial candidates Earls, Arrowood, Hampson and Walczyk, and locally, our District 1 candidates for Commissioner and Education, Barbara McKoy and Sharon Gainey. We NARROWLY missed electing NC Senate Dist 12 candidate Tanya White Anderson and NC House Dist 6 Tony Spears. NC House 53 candidate Kevin Thurman and Harnett County Sheriff candidate Reggie Watson ran good campaigns.

PLUS our NC Congressional delegation is now 10 Democrats and 4 Republicans in a very gerrymandered state. We flipped the table on the GOP! Time to get consequential delivering results in 2028!

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