Notice of Buffer Zones

Notice of Gates County Early Voting Site and Buffer Zones

Gates County Early Voting will be held at the County Annex Building located at 25 Medical Center Rd. Gates, NC. The following is a description of the buffer zone concerning 2026 electioneering.  Buffer zones are set as designated by G.S. 163-166.4. Election officials will mark buffer zones with yellow tape and “No Campaigning Beyond This Point” signs. 

Campaigners are not to enter the buffer zone except for use of restroom facilities, specific business with the Board of Elections office, business with another entity in a building jointly occupied, or for voting purposes.  Access to non-public restrooms is at the discretion of the Chief Judge.

While inside the buffer zone for one of the aforementioned reasons, campaigners should refrain from engaging in activities that violate or appear to violate campaigning guidelines.  Campaigning issues or suspected violations are to be brought to the attention of the Chief Judge of the precinct and the Board of Elections office.

Each early voting site has a designated campaigning area as described below.  Campaigners should never block traffic, parking, or entrances. Campaign supplies should not be left unattended and may not be left at the site overnight.

 

Board of Elections Office at the County Annex Building

Address:  25 Medical Center Rd Gates, NC 27937

Buffer Zone: 50 ft from the entrance.

Campaigning area: To the left of the entrance of the polling place; (16ft from the breezeway column stretching towards the picnic area towards the Health Department) and the signage area and beyond the driveway entrance.

Signage:   Not allowed in any medians or landscaped areas next to the building, 50ft from the corner of the building (on the Elections side) in the sand/grass area at the corner of the parking lot; any corner of the parking lot entrances and beyond.