Polk County Board of Elections

​Every two years the Board of Elections becomes the most important County agency in terms of Polk County politics. It's where you register to vote, where candidates register to run, and it runs the elections themselves. 

The Board of Elections is nonpartisan, but political at the same time. It consists of five members: three Democrats and two Republicans. The chair is selected from the same party as the current governor.

The Board of Elections office is located at 40 Courthouse St, Columbus NC 28722, on the second floor of the Womack Building, directly across from the courthouse. 

The Director of Elections, Cliff Marr, oversees the county employees and poll workers who actually run the elections.

Cliff Marr 
Director of Elections
[email protected]
828-894-8181

Mailing Address:
PO Box 253
Columbus, NC 28722
8:30 am -5:00 PM Mon-Fri
828-894-8181

Click here for Polk County Board of Elections website.

The following are the Board Members for 2019-2021:
Chair Sharon Goettert (D)
Secretary Scott Woodworth (R)
Member Dr. Warren Carson (D)
Member Keith Holbert (R)
Member Renee McDermott (D)
Member Scott Woodworth (R)