{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Melissa Manning Merrell is a registered voter in Union County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Melissa Manning Merrell's year of birth as 1969; 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 17 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 Melissa Manning Merrell 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/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"union","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Union County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"union","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Union County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Melissa","fullname":"Melissa Manning Merrell","lastname":"Merrell","middlename":"Manning","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Union County Board Of Commissioners","county":"union","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"union","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Union County Board Of Commissioners","county":"union","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"union","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"union","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Union County Board Of Commissioners","county":"union","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"union","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Union County since 2006.","terms":[],"token":"ad1f8da326ef6e72"}