Pharmacist FAQsFrequently Asked Questions for Pharmacists on Board Elections Q: When is the next Board election and which positions will be open? A: The next Board election will take place in April/May 2009. Two positions on the Board will be filled: The Northeastern District seat presently held by Wallace Nelson, and the Central District seat presently held by Stan Haywood. Messrs. Nelson and Haywood will complete their second consecutive five-year terms on April 30, 2010 and thus are term limited. Following the 2009 election, the Board members-elect will serve a one-year learning term before assuming their seats May 1, 2010. The Northeastern District comprises Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, and Wilson Counties. The Central District comprises Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Lee, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan Stanly, and Union Counties. A Board member elected from a district must be a resident of that district at the time of election. All pharmacists licensed and residing in North Carolina are eligible to vote in the election. Candidates for the Board may be nominated by the Board’s Committee on Nominations or may be made by petition of ten (10) eligible voters from the relevant District. Petitions must be filed in the Board office or postmarked by March 10, 2009, and all nominations are closed by March 15, 2009. Subsequent elections are as follows: April/May 2010. Election for the Southeastern District seat presently held by Joey McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin is serving his first five-year term and thus is eligible to run for re-election. The Southeastern District comprises Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, and Wayne Counties. The winner of this election will begin his/her term May 1, 2011. April/May 2011. Election for the Northern District seat presently held by Betty Dennis, and the Western District seat presently held by Rebecca Chater. Dr. Dennis and Mrs. Chater will complete their second consecutive five-year terms on April 30, 2012 and thus are term limited. The Northern District comprises Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties. The Western District comprises Alexander, Allegheny, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties. Winners of this election will begin their terms May 1, 2012. Click here to see a district map.
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