NAHUNTA — Early voting for next month’s Georgia General Election is shattering records around the state and the turnout in Brantley County is contributing.
Through the first five says of voting (October 13-18), 802 ballots were received with the high total of 199 coming Friday, October 16. There were 182 ballots cast the first day.
Early voting will continue at the Brantley County Board of Elections office located at 10305 N. Main Street, Suite 400 through Friday, October 30 between the hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Early voting will he held Saturday, October 24 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. A valid photo ID is required at the time of voting.
Applications for an absentee ballot also currently are being accepted. Deadline to request those is 5 p.m., Friday, October 23.
Absentee ballots can be mailed to or dropped off at the Board of Elections. They must be received by the end of voting Tuesday, November 3.
Voting Election Day will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Hoboken, the Senior Center in Nahunta, and Waynesville Baptist Church.
There are no contested races on the ballot. Justin Bowers (R) is running unopposed for the Brantley County Commission, District 4 seat currently held by Brian Hendrix, who did not seek another term. Bowers beat Ray Griffin in the June 16 Primary runoff.
Bowers and Griffin were the top two vote getters in a five-person race that included James Duncan, Mathew Mc-Grath and John David Thompson in the May 19 Primary.
Andy Riggins (R) is the incumbant for Brantley County Commission, District 5. Riggins held off the challenge of J.T. Flanders and Whitney Schrack in the May 19 Primary.
There are, however, key state and national seats available. Tops among those are for the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives as well as Georgia Governor.
Democrat incumbent John Ossoff is being challenged by sitting Republican Dist. 10 Congressman Mike Collins in the U.S. Senate race. The Dist. 1 House of Representatives race is between Democrat Amanda Hollowell and Republican James “Jim” Kingston after incumbent Buddy Carter made a bid for the GOP Senate nomination won by Collins.
In the Statehouse, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican Rick Jackson to be successor to Brian Kemp as Governor.
Neither Mike Hodges in Dist. 3 nor Russ Goodman in Dist. 8 faces opposition for their Senate seats.
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