Adams 🚨 Alert: It's Primary Election Time

The August Work Period continues as we travel across the district!

Aug 26, 2023

Do you need a Voter ID?

Election season has begun!

Early voting for Charlotte City Council primaries has started, and runs through September 9. Primary Election Day is September 12. For more information on early voting, click here.

This municipal election will be the first one in North Carolina with Voter ID. The good news is that if you have a valid driver’s license or any one of these acceptable IDs, you don’t need to get a voter ID. If you do need a free voter ID, you can stop by your county Board of Elections. Learn more here.

Don’t forget that if you show up to vote on Election Day, you can cast a ballot even if you forgot your ID. In the event you forget your driver’s license or Voter ID card, request an absentee ballot.

If you have any further questions about voting (or to check your registration status) visit the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections if you live in Charlotte and/or Mecklenburg County, or the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Thanks for reading, and for being engaged in our Democracy.

Sincerely,
Alma

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None: Congress is out of session for August. Our next voting day is September 12.

Out & About in the District!

Congresswoman Adams and other dignitaries cutting the ribbon at The Gaston at North End, an affordable housing development by Inlivian that will give hundreds of Charlotte families of diverse income levels a path to shelter and housing.

**Congresswoman Adams shares the stage with E2D co-founder Pat Millen at the Lowe’s Tech Hub as they celebrate 10 years of eliminating the digital divide in the Charlotte community.**

**Congresswoman Adams speaks with Franny Millen, who as a 12-year-old inspired and led E2D’s mission to supply over 37,000 local low-income families with computers to Eliminate the Digital Divide.**

**Congresswoman Alma Adams casts her vote in the 2023 Municipal Primary election at the Hal Marshall Annex in Charlotte.**

On Wednesday, I was honored to speak at the ribbon cutting for The Gaston at North End, a new affordable housing development in the 12th District led by Inlivian, formerly the Charlotte Housing Authority.

If you look across the City, you’ll see Inlivian’s impact everywhere you go. The housing authority serves almost 30,000 people in our community by providing housing, shelter, and services to low-income residents.

I believe housing is a human right – even if you’re working for minimum wage.

**Congresswoman Adams speaks at The Gaston ribbon cutting ceremony.**

If you’ve heard me speak to your community or organization before, or if you read a lot of Adams Alerts, you may have heard me talk about my “4Hs.” They’re my top priorities as your representative in Congress: Higher Education, Healthcare, Hunger, and housing - specifically affordable housing.

In Congress, I’ve been proud to secure millions of dollars for affordable housing across our community in the form of community project funding. I’m especially proud my bipartisan LIFELINE Act— which I introduced with Rep. David Rouzer of North Carolina, and Senators Leahy of Vermont and Collins of Maine— was adopted as policy by President Biden’s Treasury Department.

The policy put forward by the LIFELINE Act freed up over $8,000,000,000 nationwide for affordable housing construction.

I wish that food and shelter didn’t have to be a priority, but all too often as a society we fail to deliver those essentials. That’s why I’m especially proud to celebrate the work of Inlivian and all of our affordable housing partners as we work to find shelter for everyone in our community - especially those making $20,000 to $50,000 a year.

That’s where I’ll lay my hat for this week. Thanks for reading!