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Watauga’s Precinct Judges for 2015 Municipal Elections Selected, See List & New Info Policy

By Jesse Wood

The Watauga County Board of Elections met on Tuesday to appoint precinct judges for the 2015 municipal elections.

The Watauga County Democratic Party and Watauga County Republican Party submitted nominations, which Elections Director Matt Snyder said where the exact same as last year.

The list of precinct judges approved unanimously last night is presented below by district. Note that because the current governor is a Republican, the local GOP has two judges to the Democrats one.

* CJ = Chief Judge

Bald Mountain

  • R – Charlotte (CJ)
  • R – Tim Hagaman
  • D – Sandy Hicks

Beaver Dam

  • R – Brenda Farthing (CJ)
  • R – Alan Oberst
  • D – John Edmisten

Blowing Rock

  • R – Pat Fountain (CJ)
  • R – Betty Jean Gragg
  • D – Rachel Greene

Blue Ridge

  • R – Melba Watson (CJ)
  • R – Janice Tolbert
  • D – Karen Robertson

Boone 1

  • R – Tommy Pitts (CJ)
  • R – Wanda Nichel
  • D – Patricia Rokoske

Boone 2

  • R – Letha Council (CJ)
  • R – Nancy Henry
  • D – Rose Wade

Brushy Fork

  • R – Frank Bolick (CJ)
  • R – Merle Adams
  • D – Dewey Tester

Cove Creek

  • R – Sue Thomas (CJ)
  • R – Flo Hollingsworth
  • D – Cynthia Wood

Elk

  • R – Sherlene Watson (CJ)
  • R – Vicki Unmack
  • D – Charles Anderson

Laurel Creek

  • R – Linda Harmon (CJ)
  • R – Marguerite Hicks
  • D – Bina Tester

Meat Camp

  • R – Rita Ragan (CJ)
  • R – JD Norris
  • D – Jane Evans

Boone 3

  • R – Charles Lentz (CJ)
  • R – Eric Farthing
  • D – Ruth Williams

New River 1

  • R – Paul Branch (CJ)
  • R – JE Greene
  • D – Fred Badders

New River 2

  • R – Mary Jo Pritchard (CJ)
  • R – Karen Petrey
  • D – Lee Stroupe

New River 3

  • R – Carolyn Hodges (CJ)
  • R – Ardease Greene
  • D – Gary Moorman

North Fork

  • R – Debbie Lentz (CJ)
  • R – Shana Scott
  • D – Mary Rose Carroll

Shawneehaw

  • R – Velva Cook (CJ)
  • R – Joel Critcher
  • D – Bill Cook

Stony Fork

  • R – Lou Ann Church (CJ)
  • R – Eddie Norris
  • D – Sali Gill-Johnson

Watauga

  • R – Barry Isquith (CJ)
  • R – Suzanne Crum
  • D – Denise Grohs

Beech Mountain

  • R – Nancy Owen (CJ)
  • R – Barbara Piquet
  • D – Calder Smoot

INFORMATION POLICY

In addition, the Watauga County Board of Elections instituted an information policy at the behest of Elections Director Matthew Snyder. Secretary Bill Aceto said that having a record of requests would be prudent.

The following policy is written on the county elections website:

If the information you want is not publicly available, you can submit a Request for Information to the Board of Elections Office. The request simply must be in writing and reasonably describe the records you seek. You may mail your request, email your request, or stop by the Board of Elections Office and fill out a request form.

Email Requests To: matthew.snyder@watgov.org

Mail Requests To:

Watauga County Board of Elections
PO BOX 528
Boone, NC 28607