The Tyrrell County Board of Elections will conduct the Primary Election on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.  

Candidates seeking election to county offices may file a Notice of Candidacy at the elections office, located in the courthouse at 403 Main St., Columbia.

The filing period begins at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and closes at noon on Monday, Dec. 21.

All Notices of Candidacy, together with the proper filing fee, must be in the possession of the Tyrrell County Board of Elections by noon on Monday, Dec. 21, to be accepted.

County offices on the 2016 Primary ballot include: Register of Deeds, County Commissioners – 3 seats, and School Board – 2 seats. All these offices are for four-year terms.

Tyrrell County residents over age 18 who intend to vote in the Primary Election next March 15 must register with the board of elections. The voter registration deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, for the Primary Election.

The Elections Office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.).  If you have any questions concerning filing or voter registration, please call the Elections Office at 252-796-0775.  Additional information can be found at www.ncsbe.gov

Debbie Swain, elections director, also released the official tally of the recent Columbia municipal election.

Michael Griffin received 91 votes for mayor, and Mike Crowder garnered 57. James Cahoon received one write-in vote for mayor.

Lloyd Armstrong and Sandra Owens each received 110 votes for two seats on the board of aldermen, and Ginger Hassell got one write-in vote for alderman. Hassell is ineligible because her residence is outside the town.

There are 421 registered voters in Columbia.

Tyrrell County Board of Elections comprises Dennis W. Swain, Jr., Chairman; Inetta L. Sykes, Secretary; and John C. Kirkman III, Member. Debbie Swain is elections director.

Crowder has pressed for upgrading a series of farm paths into a temporary one-mile road between the fire station and Scuppernong Drive near Food Lion. Detouring over existing public roads could be as much as 20 miles.