Qualifying Begins Today for County Commission, Board of Education Races
Qualifying begins today in Franklin and Hart counties for County Commission and Board of Education races.
In Franklin County, two District seats are open on the Board of Commissioners.
They are Districts three and four currently held by Commissioners Ryan Swails and Eddie Wester respectively. The qualifying fees for those two races is $216.00
For the Board of Education, Posts 3, 4, and 5 are open.
Those seats are currently held by Randall Gailey, Post 3; Board Vice Chair Alan Mitchell, Post 4; and Board Chair Robin Cato, Post 5. The qualifying fee for those three races is $36.00.
In Franklin County, qualifying with a party is being held at the Franklin County Board of Elections and Registrations office this week from 9a to 4:30p today – Thursday and from 9a – noon on Friday.
In Hart County, Districts 2 and 4 of both the Hart County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education are open this election year.
The Hart County Commission 2 seat is currently held by Commissioner Frankie Teasley and the District 4 seat is held by Ricky Carter.
On the Board of Education, the District 2 seat is held by Henley Cleary and the District 4 seat is held by Richard Sutherland.
The Qualifying fee for the Board of Commission races is $162 and $72 for the Board of Education races.
Qualifying will be done at the Hart County Board of Elections office on Cade St. in Hartwell through Friday at noon.
The General Primary will be held on Tuesday, May 24, and the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8.