Thursday, Sept. 3: WNC Citizens for Change forum for Asheville City Council candidates, 6:30 p.m. at Hill Street Baptist Church (135 Hill St.).
Friday, Sept. 11: Deadline for registering to vote in the Asheville City Council primary.
Saturday, Sept. 12: Get Out the Vote and Meet the Candidate event for Asheville City Council candidate Esther Manheimer, 3 to 5 p.m., Columbine Road clubhouse, Biltmore Park.
Monday, Sept. 14: League of Women Voters candidate forum for Asheville City Council, 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. at YMI Cultural Center, 39 S. Market St.
Tuesday, Sept. 15: Mountain Voices Alliance and People Advocating Real Conservancy host candidate forum for Asheville City Council from 7 to 9 p.m. at Randolph Learning Center, 90 Montford Ave.
Thursday, Sept. 17: Get There Asheville City Council candidate transit forum, 7 p.m. at Clingman Cafe, 242 Clingman Ave.
Thursday, Sept. 17: Early voting begins for the primary election (Asheville only). For details, contact Buncombe County Election Services at 250-4200, or visit www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/election.
Saturday, Sept. 19: Campaign block party for Asheville City Council candidate J. Neal Jackson, 3 to 10 p.m. on Eagle Street, downtown.
Saturday, Oct. 3: Last day of early voting for the Asheville City Council and mayoral primary.
Tuesday, Oct. 6: Primary election (Asheville only).
Thursday, Oct. 15: Early voting begins for all Buncombe municipal elections.
Saturday, Oct. 31: Last day of early voting for Buncombe general election.
Tuesday, Nov. 3: General election for all Buncombe municipal elections.
Please send all campaign-related event information for races within Buncombe County to bpostelle@mountainx.com or call 251-1333, ext. 153.
Worth noting that while Sept. 11 is the final day for registering to vote on Oct. 6, anyone who votes during Early Voting, beginning Sept. 17, can register at the same time.
(To reiterate, and perhaps clarify: the state permits same-day registration during early voting, but NOT on election day.)