Advanced voting for the Nov. 4 election starts tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Columbia County residents will see several items on their ballots, depending on where they live in the county, and not everyone will see every election. Offices and questions on the ballot could include:
- Public Service Commission – District 2: Tim Echols (incumbent, Republican) and Alicia M. Johnson (Democrat) (statewide special election)
- Public Service Commission – District 3: Fitz Johnson (incumbent, Republican) and Peter Hubbard (Democrat)(statewide special election)
- County Commissioner District 2: Jim Steed (Republican) and Howard W. Johnson V (Democrat) (special election for Columbia County District 2)
- Columbia County Homestead Exemption (Columbia County) question: Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Columbia County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county?
- Columbia County Homestead Exemption (Board of Education): Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Columbia County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district?
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Both the cities of Harlem and Grovetown will also have elections that can be voted on at the same time. The ballots are as follows:
- Grovetown for city council (vote for two): Sylvia C. Martin, (incumbent), Jacqueline Rivera-Player, Veronica Simpkins and Kay Turner
- Harlem for mayor: Roxanne Whitaker (incumbent)
- Harlem for city council (vote for two): Joshua Brantley, Dustin Driggers and Tara McNaylor
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Upcoming election information
Advanced voting will be Oct. 14-31, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be two advanced voting locations, the G3 Building in Evans and the former Euchee Creek Library in Grovetown.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4 and voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the voters normal polling location. To find your polling location, visit mvp.sos.ga.gov or by calling the Columbia County Board of Elections office at 706-868-3355.
The absentee by mail application period will continue until Oct. 24 and the absentee by mail mailing period is Oct. 14-24.
