Qualifying has ended for the upcoming Grovetown and Harlem elections.
Grovetown has two city council seats up for election. The following people qualified:
- Jacquline Rivera-Player
- Kay Turner
- Sylvia Martin (Incumbent)
- Veronica Simpkins
Harlem has two city council seats and the mayor seat up for election. The following people qualified:
- Roxanne Whitaker (qualified for mayor, incumbent)
- Joshua Brantley (qualified for council seat)
- Dustin Driggers (qualified for council seat)
- Tara McNaylor (qualified for council seat)
John Thigpen and Daniel Bellavance, the incumbent council members, did not qualify to run for another term. With no one else qualifying for mayor, Whitaker will serve another four terms.
November election information
For the November election, advanced in-person voting will take place Monday through Friday, Oct. 14-31 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the G3 building in Evans and the former Euchee Creek Library. There will be Saturday voting on Oct. 18 and Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both locations. Election day will be Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at regular voting precincts.
The absentee by mail application period is Aug. 18-24.
Election Day will be Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at regular voting precincts.