How to vote in the May runoff election in Gaston County

Early voting started Thursday in a runoff election for two state seats and a seat on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners.

Incumbent county commissioner Ronnie Worley faces Jim Bailey, who very narrowly came out ahead of Worley in the primary election earlier this year.

Both Worley and Bailey are Republicans and former law enforcement officers.

Worley served on N.C. Highway Patrol while Bailey worked for the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.

Election day for the runoff election is May 14. Early voting ends on Saturday, May 11, at 3 p.m.

The only voters eligible to vote in the runoff election are registered Republicans and registered Unaffiliated voters that did not vote in the primary election or Unaffiliated voters that voted a Republican ballot in that election.  Democrats, Libertarians, Green, No Labels and Unaffiliated voters that voted a Democratic ballot are not eligible to participate in the runoff election.

Voters also will decide the Republican candidates for the N.C. lieutenant governor and the N.C. auditor.

Early voting takes place at the Gaston County Board of Elections,  410 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, on weekdays between 8:30 and 5 p.m. and on Saturday, May 11 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: How to vote in the May runoff election