{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Kim Coggins Poteet","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Kimberly Kay Poteet is a Democratic candidate for the office of Jackson County Clerk of Superior Court in Jackson, North Carolina, in the November 3, 2026 general election. She appears on the North Carolina State Board of Elections 2026 candidate list for this contest, indicating she filed to run as a Democrat for the clerkship of the Jackson County Superior Court [4]. The available sources do not provide additional details about her education, professional background, prior public service, or specific policy positions.\n\nNo further biographical or campaign information is supplied by the listed sources, and no campaign website or contact information is included.\n\n## Sources\n- [4] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [9] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","firstname":"Kimberly","lastname":"Poteet","middlename":"Kay","suffix":null,"token":"57db594b23d626e4"},"token":"2tSYl5kd6tu-mwYI"},{"candidatename":"Rollie L. James","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Rollie Leo James III is a registered voter in Jackson County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Rollie Leo James III's year of birth as 1970; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Rollie Leo James III can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Rollie","lastname":"James","middlename":"Leo","suffix":"III","token":"adc2433f725eea55"},"token":"fdHQ1AULGtVWblNM"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Jackson County Clerk Of Superior Court"}