The Election for local elected officials is going to be held on July 31, 2012. Early Voting starts Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Board of Elections at 10 Court St, Watkinsville, GA.

AVOC

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July 8, 2012

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Oconee County July 31, 2011, Primary Election Information

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By Wendell Dawson, Editor, AVOC, Inc

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The Election for local elected officials will be held on July 31, 2012.   All local races appear on the Republican Ballot.Early Voting starts Monday, July 9, 2012, at the Board of Elections at 10 Court St, Watkinsville, GA.

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Voter forums will be held at Veterans Park on Monday (7-9) and Tuesday (7-10).   See Lee Becker’s Message on the forums and at this link.    BECKER- Candidate.Forums.Veterans.Park.7.9-10.12

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Oconee County Board of Elections Site

http://www.oconeecounty.com/departments/elections-a-registrations

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GA Secretary of State Elections Division

http://www.sos.ga.gov/Elections/

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The Candidates and positions are listed below:

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SAMPLE BALLOT SITE AT SOS

http://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/

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• Early Voting Information

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Early Voting Information for the July 31, 2012 General Primary Early voting for the July 31, 2012 General Primary will begin on Monday, July 9, 2012 and will end on Friday, July 27, 2012. Voting will take place at the Board of Elections & Registrations office at 10 Court Street in Watkinsville.  Early voting will also be available at the Oconee County Civic Center from Monday July 23rd through Friday July 27th. Early voting hours will be from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm - Monday through Friday at each location. Saturday voting will be held on July 21, 2012 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Elections office at 10 Court Street ONLY. For additional information, please call 706-769-3958.  …

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APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT

http://www.oconeecounty.com/images/elections/absentee_ballot_app_2012.pdf

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BECKER- Candidate.Forums.Veterans.Park.7.9-10.12

http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/07/oconee-county-board-of-commissioners.html

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From: Lee Becker [mailto:lbbecker@mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 4:50 PM
To: lbbecker@mindspring.com
Subject: Forum Tomorrow, Tuesday

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Dear Friends,

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The Candidate Forum scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow night in the Community Center at Veterans Park on Hog Mountain Road will begin with all six candidates running for the three Commission posts at center stage.

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Each candidate will be given two minutes to introduce herself or himself before taking questions directly from the audience.

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The session will last 70 minutes and will be followed by a 25-minute session with the two candidates for the chairmanship of the Board of Education. The final 25 minutes of the evening will be devoted to the race for sheriff.

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Before taking questions, candidates will introduce themselves.

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The Tuesday evening session also start at 7 p.m. and also will be held at the Community Center in Veterans Park. It will follow the same format as on Monday.

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The first 30 minutes on Tuesday will be set aside for questions of the two candidates for tax commissioner.

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The next half hour will be for candidates for the House District 117 race.

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The final hour will focus on the legislative history of the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax issue on the ballot on July 31 and will feature the local legislative delegation past and present.

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For additional information on the Forums, which are open to the public, please go to:

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http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/07/oconee-county-board-of-commissioners.html

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I hope to see you there.

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Lee