Election coming up Tuesday

Wednesday, February 24. 2016
More than $100 million — a penny at a time — is at stake for local governments and schools next Tuesday.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday with the education local option sales tax (ELOST) and special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) issues on the ballot, as well as the presidential primary being held.
Voters will decide whether to extend the SPLOST for an additional six years. Voter approval would generate an estimated $55 million over the six-year course of the tax, money officials say will retire debt and meet the needs of Jackson County, its nine municipalities and the county water and sewerage system. The current six-year tax expires June 30, 2017.
They will also vote on a five-year extension of the ELOST projected to generate $44.5 million to be divided among the Commerce, Jackson County and Jefferson school systems according to an enrollment based formula. The current round of ELOST expires in March 2017.
For more information on ELOST and SPLOST, see the Feb. 24 issue of The Jackson Herald.

Mangum wins sheriff; Moore new probate judge

Tuesday, August 21. 2012
Janis Mangum will be Jackson County's new sheriff on Jan. 1 and Sherry Moore will be the county's new probate judge.

With 16 of the 16 precincts reporting, the Aug. 21 election runoff results are:

SHERIFF

Ramone Gilbert--3155

Janis Mangum--5117 (62%)


PROBATE JUDGE

Sherry Moore--5371 (65%)

Donna Sikes--2898


9TH DISTRICT, U.S. REP.

Doug Collins--4313

Martha Zoller--3672

Election recount held: Probate judge numbers the same

Wednesday, August 8. 2012
A recount of the votes in last week’s election showed the same results as those released on election night.

Tracy Brooks, a candidate for probate judge of Jackson County, has asked for a recount of last week’s election results. Election superintendent Lori Wurtz said Wedneday afternoon that the results were the same.

Brooks had 78 votes less than the second place finisher, Donna Sikes. Brooks had 3,032 votes, while Sikes had 3,110. Sherry Moore had 3,502 votes.

Moore and Sikes are set to be in the run-off election on Aug. 21.

900 ballots cast so far in early voting

Wednesday, July 18. 2012
Early voting for the July 31 General Primary Election is under way now and 900 people have already cast their ballot.

Voting will take place at the Jackson County Administrative Building, Athens Street, Jefferson, Mondays through Fridays through July 27. Voting is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition, early voting will take place on Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the County Administrative Building.

The county will again offer five days of early voting at locations in Commerce and Braselton. Voting will take place Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27, at the Commerce Recreation Department office at 204 Carson Street and at the Braselton police and municipal building at 5040 Hwy. 53. Hours at both locations will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Due to the anticipated turn out for this election, early voting is recommended to lessen your waiting time,” said Lori Wurtz, county election supervisor. “Also, a reminder that on Election Day between the hours of 9 and 4:30, any elderly voter (75 or older) or any voter who is disabled may request to come to the front of the line and vote at the next available voting booth.”

Seven candidates running for sheriff; BOC, BOE races set

Friday, May 25. 2012
When qualifying ended at noon on Wednesday, seven candidates had filed paperwork to be on the July 31 ballot in the sheriff’s race.
Those who qualified to run for sheriff as Republicans are:
•Ramone Gilbert
•Andy Garrison
•Janis Mangum
•Greg Vaughn
•Ronnie Norris
•Gerald E Moon
•Randy Moore

When qualifying ended, races were also set for several board of commissioners and board of education seats, including the following:

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN
•Hunter Bicknell (incumbent)
•Tom Crow

JACKSON COUNTY BOC DISTRICT 1
•Guy Spicer
•Jim Hix

JACKSON COUNTY BOC DISTRICT 2
•Chas Hardy (incumbent)
•Jody Thompson
•Max Allen

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1
•Michael Cronic (incumbent)

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 4
•Lynne Wheeler (incumbent)
•Lance McMurray [Full Story »] 

No election necessary in Jefferson

Friday, May 25. 2012
Mark Mobley was the only one to qualify for the vacant seat on the Jefferson City Council, so an election will not be necessary.

Mobley will be sworn in at the June meeting of the Jefferson City Council. He will fill the seat of councilman Bosie Griffith, who resigned April 1.

Donna Geiger to run for probate judge

Monday, May 21. 2012
Jackson County attorney Donna Geiger has announced her candidacy for probate judge of Jackson County.

After graduating from Winder-Barrow High School in 1981, Geiger served four years active duty in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps. She received her B.S. from Texas A&M University in 1992 in construction management. She was employed as a project controls engineer for Fluor Corporation working on U.S. based and international oil and gas refinery projects.

Geiger received her J.D. from the University of Houston in 2002. After completing law school, Geiger returned home where she spent several years with the Atlanta-based law firm of King & Spalding LLP working in environmental litigation and U.S. Department of Justice reviews. Most recently, Geiger has been in private practice with an emphasis on elder law issues.

Geiger enjoys many outdoor activities, including vegetable farming and caring for livestock. Geiger is passionate about animal advocacy, supporting local and national animal rescue groups.

“As the sixth generation of my family to live on our family farm in Jackson County (near Braselton), I am very proud of its history,” she said. “I have a vested interest in the future of our county and look forward to serving our citizens.”

County voters strongly favor Gingrich in primary

Wednesday, March 7. 2012
Jackson County voters overwhelmingly favored Newt Gingrich on the Republican ballot in Tuesday’s presidential preference primary.
Gingrich received 56.25 percent of the votes cast in Jackson County on “Super Tuesday,” followed by Rick Santorum with 19.53 percent, Mitt Romney with 17.91 percent and Ron Paul with 5.62 percent.

Overall, 29.1 percent of the 29,642 registered voters in Jackson County cast a ballot on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

Gingrich was also the winner in Georgia in Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives received 47.2 percent of the votes among ballots cast for the Republican party, according to the secretary of state’s website.

Romney came in second in the state with 25.9 percent of the votes, followed by Santorum with 19.6 percent and Paul with 6.6 percent.

Mayor’s race set in Maysville, Nicholson

Thursday, September 1. 2011
When qualifying ended Wednesday afternoon in Maysville and Nicholson, races had been set for the mayor’s seat in both towns.

In Maysville, former mayor Richard Presley, council member Lynn Villyard and political newcomer Donna Chesonis had qualified. Incumbent Jerry Baker did not qualify.

Races were also set in Maysville for three of the four council seats on the ballot. Those who had qualified were:

Ward I: incumbent Clay Dorsey, Joel Hammond and Kathleen Bush

Ward II: Clyde (Junior) Hardy and Jerry C. Parr. Villyard currently holds this position.
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ELOST passes 1,305-569

Wednesday, March 16. 2011
Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in favor of renewing the education local option sales tax (ELOST).

The referendum passed in a 1,305-569 vote with 70 percent of the voters casting a ballot in favor of the one-cent sales tax.

The sales tax could bring up to $100 million to the three school systems over the next five years.

Jefferson voters also passed in a 309-54 vote a bond referendum linked to the ELOST.
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