{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Melvin Leon Ellison is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 1974 (52 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Melvin Leon Ellison's year of birth as 1955; 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 15 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 Melvin Leon Ellison 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_district_02","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Melvin","fullname":"Melvin Leon Ellison","lastname":"Ellison","middlename":"Leon","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"robeson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Robeson County since 1974.","terms":[],"token":"dc834f76bdbb3f50"}