May 22, 2018 - To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is no
PICKENS COUNTY OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 22, 2018
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To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.
"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)]
For Governor
For State School Superintendent
(Vote for One)
(Vote for One)
L.S. "CASEY" CAGLE
For County Commissioner District 1 (Vote for One)
JOHN BARGE
JERRY R. BARNES
EDDIE HAYES
(Incumbent)
RICHARD WOODS (Incumbent)
HUNTER HILL
BART CONNELLY
For Commissioner of Labor
AMBERLE JOHNSON GODFREY
(Vote for One)
BRIAN KEMP
MARK BUTLER (Incumbent)
For County Board of Education Post 2
SA MP
CLAY TIPPINS
For Public Service Commissioner
(Vote for One)
(To Succeed Chuck Eaton) (Vote for One)
MARC URBACH
JOETA YOUNGBLOOD
CHUCK EATON (Incumbent)
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
For Lieutenant Governor (Vote for One)
GEOFF DUNCAN
For Public Service Commissioner
(To Succeed Tricia Pridemore) (Vote for One)
For County Board of Education Post 3 (Vote for One)
JOHN HITCHINS III
TUCKER J. GREEN
RICK JEFFARES
TRICIA PRIDEMORE (Incumbent)
BYRON LONG (Incumbent)
DAVID SHAFER
For Secretary of State (Vote for One)
For U.S. Representative in 116th Congress From the 9th Congressional District of Georgia (Vote for One)
DAVID BELLE ISLE
For County Board of Education Post 5 (Vote for One)
DOUG COLLINS (Incumbent)
BUZZ BROCKWAY
STEVEN SMITH
For U.S. Representative in 116th Congress From the 14th Congressional District of Georgia
JOSH MCKOON
(Vote for One)
BRAD RAFFENSPERGER
TOM GRAVES (Incumbent)
For Attorney General (Vote for One)
For State Senator From 51st District (Vote for One)
CHRIS CARR (Incumbent)
STEVE GOOCH (Incumbent)
For Commissioner of Agriculture (Vote for One)
For State Senator From 54th District
GARY BLACK (Incumbent)
(Vote for One)
For Commissioner of Insurance (Vote for One)
JIM BECK
JAY FLORENCE
TRACY JORDAN
CHUCK PAYNE (Incumbent)
J. SCOTT TIDWELL
For State Representative in the General Assembly From 11th District (Vote for One)
RICK JASPERSE (Incumbent)
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-1With regard to the Pickens County School Tax Homestead Exemption, choose Option 1 OR Option 2. Option 1: Continue without change - Leave in place the Current Law. Description: The Current Law provides that a homeowner who (a) has a Regular Homestead Exemption, (b) reaches the age of 62, and (c) has a gross income (as defined in the Current Law) of less than $25,000 for the entire household may apply for exemption from school property taxes in the amount of the entirety (100%) of assessed value of the property containing the residence. The School Tax Homestead Exemption excludes both the ad valorem assessment for schools and any taxation on retiring school bonds.
For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Nels S.D. Peterson) (Vote for One)
NELS PETERSON
For Judge, Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit (To Succeed John E. Worcester) (Vote for One)
(Incumbent)
JOHN WORCESTER (Incumbent)
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia
Write-in
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REPUBLICAN PARTY QUESTION
(To Succeed Charles Jones Bethel) (Vote for One)
CHARLIE BETHEL (Incumbent)
SPECIAL ELECTION For Jasper City Council
(To Fill the Unexpired Term of James Looney, Resigned) (Vote for One)
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) (Vote for One)
DOUG PATTERSON KIRK RAFFIELD
STEPHEN DILLARD (Incumbent)
Write-in
Write-in
OR Option 2: Continue but with Study Commission - Leave in place the Current Law (as described in Option 1). AND
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed John Ellington) (Vote for One)
KEN HODGES
SA MP
Establish a Commission that (1) shall hold forums to hear from citizens, businesses, Pickens County Government, and Pickens County Schools regarding the existing senior exemption from school property taxes and (2) shall forward to the Georgia General Assembly for the 2019 session recommendations on any desired changes to that exemption. (The Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Pickens County Republican Party and the Pickens County Democratic Committee.)
OPTION 1
KEN SHIGLEY
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Amanda Mercier) (Vote for One)
AMANDA H. MERCIER (Incumbent)
OPTION 2
NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Michael P. Boggs) (Vote for One)
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed M. Yvette Miller) (Vote for One)
M. YVETTE MILLER (Incumbent)
MICHAEL P. BOGGS (Incumbent)
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia
Write-in
For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) (Vote for One)
(To Succeed Clyde L. Reese, III) (Vote for One)
CLYDE L. REESE III (Incumbent)
BRITT CAGLE GRANT (Incumbent)
Write-in
For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia
Write-in
For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) (Vote for One)
(To Succeed Brian M. Rickman) (Vote for One)
BRIAN RICKMAN (Incumbent)
JOHN ELLINGTON
Write-in
For Judge, Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit
Write-in
For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Harold D. Melton) (Vote for One)
(To Succeed Mary Elizabeth Priest) (Vote for One)
MARY E. PRIEST (Incumbent)
HAROLD D. MELTON (Incumbent)
Write-in
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