While there won’t be many local decisions on Tuesday’s ballot, there will be plenty of statewide offices in the hands of voters for the general election.
In Jackson County, voters will decide if they want another round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), which could potentially collect $47.5 million over six years. If approved by voters, the penny sales tax would give Jackson County an estimated $33.7 million, with its nine cities splitting a total of $13.7 million.
Also on the ballot will be unopposed fire district seats for Jackson Trail, South Jackson, Plainview, West Jackson and Nicholson.
A called election for contested races in the Arcade and Harrisburg fire districts, whose ballots inadvertently listed the wrong candidates, will be Nov. 30, a judge decided on Tuesday.
Election final is Tuesday
STATEWIDE RACES
Races on the ballot include:
•United States Senator: Incumbent Johnny Isakson (R), Mike Thurmond (D) and Chuck Donovan (L).
•Governor: Nathan Deal (R), Roy Barnes (D) and John Monds (L).
•Lt. governor: Incumbent Casey Cagle (R), Carol Porter (D) and Dan Barber (L).
•Secretary of state: Incumbent Brian Kemp (R), Georganna Sinkfield (D) and David Chastain (L).
•Attorney general: Sam Olens (R), Ken Hodges (D) and Don Smart (L).
•State school superintendent: John Barge (R), Joe Martin (D) and Kira Griffiths Willis (L).
•Insurance commissioner: Ralph Hudgens (R), Mary Squires (D) and Shane Bruce (L).
•Agriculture commissioner: Gary Black (R), J.B. Powell (D) and Kevin Cherry (L).
•Labor commissioner: Mark Butler (R), Darryl Hicks (D) and Will Costa (L).
•Public Service Commissioner, District 2: Tim Echols (R), Keith Moffitt (D) and Jim Sendelbach (L).
•U.S. Representative, District 10: Incumbent Paul Broun (R) and Russell Edwards (D).
•State Senator, District 47: Frank Ginn (R) and Tim Riley (D).
•State representative, District 30: incumbent Tom McCall (R) and Marilyn “M.J.” Bridges (D).
•Supreme Court Justice: Tammy Lynn Adkins, incumbent David Nahmias and Matt Wilson.
•Appeals court judge: James Babalola, Toni Davis, Stan Gunter, Adrienne Hunter-Strothers, Chris McFadden and David Schaeffer.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
The following proposed state constitutional amendments will also be on the ballot:
•Amendment 1: “Allows competitive contracts to be enforced in Georgia.”
•Amendment 2: “Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.”
•Amendment 3: “Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for long-term transportation projects.”
•Amendment 4: “Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for projects to improve energy efficiency and conservation.”
•Amendment 5: “Allows owners of industrial-zoned property to choose to remove industrial designation from their property.”
There will also be a statewide referendum for House Bill 482, which “provides for inventory of businesses to be exempt from state property tax.”
Races on the ballot include:
•United States Senator: Incumbent Johnny Isakson (R), Mike Thurmond (D) and Chuck Donovan (L).
•Governor: Nathan Deal (R), Roy Barnes (D) and John Monds (L).
•Lt. governor: Incumbent Casey Cagle (R), Carol Porter (D) and Dan Barber (L).
•Secretary of state: Incumbent Brian Kemp (R), Georganna Sinkfield (D) and David Chastain (L).
•Attorney general: Sam Olens (R), Ken Hodges (D) and Don Smart (L).
•State school superintendent: John Barge (R), Joe Martin (D) and Kira Griffiths Willis (L).
•Insurance commissioner: Ralph Hudgens (R), Mary Squires (D) and Shane Bruce (L).
•Agriculture commissioner: Gary Black (R), J.B. Powell (D) and Kevin Cherry (L).
•Labor commissioner: Mark Butler (R), Darryl Hicks (D) and Will Costa (L).
•Public Service Commissioner, District 2: Tim Echols (R), Keith Moffitt (D) and Jim Sendelbach (L).
•U.S. Representative, District 10: Incumbent Paul Broun (R) and Russell Edwards (D).
•State Senator, District 47: Frank Ginn (R) and Tim Riley (D).
•State representative, District 30: incumbent Tom McCall (R) and Marilyn “M.J.” Bridges (D).
•Supreme Court Justice: Tammy Lynn Adkins, incumbent David Nahmias and Matt Wilson.
•Appeals court judge: James Babalola, Toni Davis, Stan Gunter, Adrienne Hunter-Strothers, Chris McFadden and David Schaeffer.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
The following proposed state constitutional amendments will also be on the ballot:
•Amendment 1: “Allows competitive contracts to be enforced in Georgia.”
•Amendment 2: “Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.”
•Amendment 3: “Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for long-term transportation projects.”
•Amendment 4: “Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for projects to improve energy efficiency and conservation.”
•Amendment 5: “Allows owners of industrial-zoned property to choose to remove industrial designation from their property.”
There will also be a statewide referendum for House Bill 482, which “provides for inventory of businesses to be exempt from state property tax.”
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#1
Voted NO
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11/01/10 at 11:14 AM
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On SPLOST ! Join me and send a message to your elected County and Municipal officials ! Vote NO on SPLOST !
#2
Resident
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11/01/10 at 04:24 PM
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Vote NO on amendment #1, Amendment 1 is worded poorly and is nothing more than a help for big business against employees. If if passes it will make it easier for companies to sue employees if they quit. Say you work on cars, you are REQUIRED to sign a non-compete (to keep your job), the company you work for starts cutting your hours, changing your hours, making it impossible to work there, you quit, if Amendment 1 passes, you better find another line of work or move to Alabama to work because the company you left will sue the pants off you in the State of Georgia. Tell the big business politicians NO! We want Georgia to stay a right to work state!