For several weeks voters have had the opportunity to vote early, but Director of the Gordon County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, Shea Hicks said early voter turnout has been slim.
As of 3:30 p.m. on Thursday Hicks had received only 120 ballots countywide. The elections office has mailed only two absentee ballots.
This is a far cry from last year’s election when the county turned out in droves to vote early, but Hicks says numbers this low are not off base.
“Those numbers are normal for this type of election,” Hicks said.
Election day is Nov. 3. Only three precincts will be open during this year’s municipal election. Calhoun residents can vote at the city recreation department on River Street. Fairmount residents will be voting at the community center on Fairmount highway, and Resaca voters will be casting their ballots at the community and recreation center on Walker Street.
Polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Results will be posted live on www.gordoncounty.org and www.calhountimes.com.
Calhoun Candidates:
Calhoun City Council Post 3:
Ray Mitchell Denmon (incumbent)
Matt Barton
School Board Post 3:
Chuck Faulkner
Eddie T. Hall (incumbent)
City Council Post 4:
David Hammond (incumbent)
Calhoun School Board Post 1:
Amy M. Atkinson (incumbent)
Calhoun School Board Post 2:
Rhoda Washington (incumbent)
Fairmount Candidates:
Fairmount City Council Post 1:
Jerry Jeffery Crook
Teru “Teddy” Lapaquette
Max Mulkey
Fairmount City Council Post 3:
Jim Dodd
Resaca Candidates:
City Council Post 3:
Alex Rosier (incumbent)
Charles E. Austin
Jerry H. Veasey
Council Post 4:
Johnny Brown
Mitch Reed
The City of Plainville will no have elections because the only candidates that qualified for office were both incumbents for City Council Post 3 and 4, Scott Whittle and Frances Fossett, respectively.




