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Early voting under way in local elections
Published October 23, 2009
Early voting is under way in all municipal elections and will close Oct. 30, but the number of early votes coming in varies city by city.
“We’ve had a total of three people come in and vote so far,” said Loganville City Clerk Kristi Ash. “I’ve also sent out one application and one ballot. It’s really quiet.”
Grayson on the other hand has seen a much higher volume.
“It’s going very well. We’ve had 53 people come in and vote so far,” said City Administrator Laura Paul Cone.
On the ballot this year is incumbent Mayor Jim Hinkle, who is being challenged by newcomer Damon Ladd-Thomas for the city’s first mayoral election in almost a decade. The two at-large council seats of Allison Wilkerson Rooks and Marcus Hinton were unopposed. Advanced voting in Grayson continues from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. today and the same hours from Monday to Friday next week at City Hall, 485 Grayson Parkway in Grayson. Polls open at 7 a.m. Nov. 3 and close at 7 p.m. Voting the day of the election will take place in the senior center located behind City Hall at 285 Grayson Parkway.
In Loganville, people can continue to vote at City Hall between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. today and during the same hours Monday to Friday next week. The polls will then open again from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Rock Gym located on Main Street in Logan-ville. The results will be announced at the Rock Gym as soon as all ballots have been counted.
On the ballot in Loganville is a referendum regarding changing city council member and mayor term limits from two years to four and to elect three at-large city council posts out of the four candidates who qualified. These are incumbent council members Wendell Geiger, Jerry Price and Pedro Vega and one challenger, Dan Curry.
In Snellville, advanced voting has been a little slow as compared to last year with City Clerk Melissa Arnold reporting about 100 people combined with either mail-outs or going into City Hall to cast ballots.
“We had more the first week but it’s slowed down this week,” Arnold said. “Hopefully we will pick up next week, which is the week people traditionally expect to be able to vote early.”
In Snellville early voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today and then from Monday to Friday next week at City Hall. The polls will then open again from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3 for the regular election. The candidates up for election this year are; Post 3 incumbent Robert Jenkins, who is being challenged by Tom Witts, Post 4 incumbent Barbara Bender, who is being challenged by Niria Dominquez-Baggett and there are two challengers for Post 5, vacated by Councilman Warren Auld, who is seeking a state position. The two candidates are Jackie O. Ginn and Mike Sabbagh.
There is also a special election in Snellville asking voters to either approve or reject an act authorizing the city to exercise redevelopment powers to improve economic and social conditions in depressed areas within the city.
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