election

Kevin Stanley

Kevin Stanley

Election field set

All races in Cleveland and Helen municipal elections will be contested after 10 candidates qualified last week. Cleveland City Council Ward 3 incumbent Kevin Stanley will be challenged by Jeremy McClure, while Ward 4 incumbent Bradley Greene will contend with CJ McDonald.
Bradley Greene and CJ McDonald

Bradley Greene and CJ McDonald

Contested race emerges for City Council

With candidate qualifying next week for city elections later this year, one race appears to already be forming for Cleveland,  and a Helen incumbent does not plan to seek another term. Qualifying for those elections is scheduled for Aug. 16-20. Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 2.
The Cleveland City Council will have two seats up for election.

The Cleveland City Council will have two seats up for election.

City election qualifying on horizon

The cities of Cleveland and Helen are set to hold elections later this year. Qualifying for those elections is scheduled for Aug. 16-20. Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 2. *** Cleveland The Cleveland City Council will have two seats up for election.
Cleveland elections will return in 2021, with a pair of city council seats up for reelection.

Cleveland elections will return in 2021, with a pair of city council seats up for reelection.

City council election scheduled

Cleveland elections will return in 2021, with a pair of city council seats up for reelection. Council members at their Jan. 11 meeting approved a resolution setting the election for the Ward 3 and Ward 4 seats for Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Members of the White County Board of Elections worked their first election since being sworn in on Dec. 30. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Members of the White County Board of Elections worked their first election since being sworn in on Dec. 30. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

White County unofficial runoff results

The unofficial Jan. 5 runoff election results for White County are: Senator David Perdue (incumbent) – Rep.: 11,067 Jon Ossoff – Dem.: 2,222 Senator Kelley Loeffler (incumbent) – Rep.: 11,014 Raphael Warnock – Dem.: 2,272 Public Service Commissioner Lauren Bubba McDonald, Jr.
Election Day is on the horizon for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate and state Public Service Commission runoffs.

Election Day is on the horizon for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate and state Public Service Commission runoffs.

Ready for the runoff election?

Election Day is on the horizon for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate and state Public Service Commission runoffs. The advance in-person voting period was set to wrap up at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. White County Chief Voter Registrar Lisa Manning said early voting has gone well.
This is the last week to early vote in the runoff elections before Election Day next week.

This is the last week to early vote in the runoff elections before Election Day next week.

Early voting continues this week

This is the last week to early vote in the runoff elections before Election Day next week.  Runoffs include a pair of U.S. Senate races between Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff.
om left, poll workers Annie Sutton and Debora Palmer are all smiles as they help residents who are early voting at the voter registrar office. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

om left, poll workers Annie Sutton and Debora Palmer are all smiles as they help residents who are early voting at the voter registrar office. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Runoff election opens with rush of early voters

Early voting for the runoffs may have just started Monday, but over a thousand people have already cast ballots in White County. Chief Registrar Lisa Manning said 1,244 people had voted as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15. She said there haven’t been any problems so far despite being busy.
There were no changes in White County’s presidential election results following the completion of a recount last week.

There were no changes in White County’s presidential election results following the completion of a recount last week.

Vote total unchanged after recount

There were no changes in White County’s presidential election results following the completion of a recount last week.
A demonstration of how ballots were scanned during the most recent recount was given Monday, Nov. 30. Shown from left are Board of Elections member Dwayne Turner, poll worker John Connell, County Chairman Travis Turner and County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker. There were no changes to the White County results during the second recount completed last week. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

A demonstration of how ballots were scanned during the most recent recount was given Monday, Nov. 30. Shown from left are Board of Elections member Dwayne Turner, poll worker John Connell, County Chairman Travis Turner and County Elections Superintendent Garrison Baker. There were no changes to the White County results during the second recount completed last week. (Photo/Stephanie Hill)

Baker will advise election board for upcoming runoffs

The White County Board of Elections will officially begin its oversight Jan. 1, just in time for the Jan. 5 runoff elections, but it will have some help in the transition.