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The ADVANCE, June 9, 2021 /Page 2A
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How can ballot harvesting lead to voting fraud?
Ballot harvesting is the practice
of allowing people to collect voters’
ballots and turn in bundles of them
to polling stations. Voting fraud
that has actually occurred with bal
lot harvesting includes:
required to provide any kind of
proof of legitimacy when collecting
vote-by-mail ballots;
(6) election officials were NOT
required to obtain any ID, includ
ing names, of ballot harvesters
(l) ANY individuals, including when they returned collected bal-
nonresidents, foreign ■—
nationals and illegal ■
immigrants, were al-
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unlimited number of /
ballots with absolute- I
ly no requirements to **ki
prove they were legal;
(2) vote-by-mail ballots col
lected by ballot harvesters did NOT
have to include the name or signa
ture of the harvester on the iden
tification envelope in order to be
valid;
(3) ballot harvesters were NOT
required to document the vote-
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lots;
(6) election of-
ficials were NOT re-
quired to maintain a
list of persons who
collected ballots, no
k-k-k-k matter how many bal
lots they submitted;
(7) ballot harvesters went di
rectly to the homes of voters, col
lected the ballots, changed, tam
pered with, or discarded ballots not
marked for their candidate.
All of this is against the law
and jeopardizes the security of our
voting system. The surest way for
by-mail ballots’ chain of custody voters to guarantee their ballot is
(proof they were unchanged) in any counted correctly is to go to the
way;
(4) ballot harvesters were NOT
required to disclose to a voter who
they were working for or if they
were being paid to collect ballots;
(5) ballot harvesters were NOT
polls on one of the days designated
for the election. Citizens can make
arrangements to vote just as they
make arrangements to buy grocer
ies or see a doctor.
Toombs County Chairman
David Sikes to Serve as
ACCG Third Vice President
Workshop
continued from page 1A
the Vibrant Community
Workshop was a follow-up
to a February 2020 meet
ing facilitated by Quint
Studer, founder of Vibrant
Community Partners.
Vibrant Community
Partners assists communi
ties in customizing a blue
print for achieving growth
and excellence. Studer was
instrumental in the revital
ization of Pensacola, Flor
ida, where today there is
more downtown construc
tion underway than at any
time in modern history.
Locally, the Chamber
and Development Author
ity are working with com
munity partners to develop
a blueprint for building a
community that offers a
high quality of life for all
citizens and where young
people have a future.
Ann Owens, Director
of Community Develop
ment with the Chamber
and Development Author
ity, noted, “We are very ex
cited to finally get Studer’s
program off the ground and
Missing
continued from page 1A
search didn’t turn up any
new information.
Chief Walker said
Adaway did not report to
work at a local plant Friday
night. He said there is no
evidence to support suspi-
to engage the community
in ensuring our continued
growth and prosperity.”
The workshop was fa
cilitated by Mickey Daniell,
Community & Economic
Development Manager
with Georgia Power, who
introduced a Community
Dashboard and revealed
the results of last year’s
survey and Studer’s site
report visit. The focus was
on the implementation of
the “road map” suggested
by the Vibrant Community
Partners. The road map in
cludes the four gears that
power our community -
Economic Development,
Placemaking, Civic Edu
cation & Engagement, and
Early Learning & Educa
tion.
Owens said the hope
is that those attending the
workshop—the stakehold
ers in the community or
the guiding coalition—will
review the information
presented and select one of
the four gears that power
the community as an area
in which they would like
to volunteer their time and
talents. “We hope that by
August we will be able to
cion of foul play, and Ad
away does not have medi
cal conditions that might
help explain his disappear
ance.
Anyone who has in
formation about Adaway’s
whereabouts is urged to
contact the Lyons Police
Department at 526-3638.
come back together and
break into smaller groups
which will come up with
short and long term goals
within their area of focus,”
Owens explained.
“This has to be com
munity-driven,” Owens
said. “It is not something
the chamber can do alone.
The momentum needs to
keep going and right now it
is a sifting process to figure
out who can make this hap
pen.”
She said the commu
nity partners that included
representatives of local
government met several
times concerning goals and
people who would be vital
for the effort prior to the
first Vibrant Community
meeting in 2020. A blue
print or road map was then
developed for how the
community might achieve
its objectives, and a survey
of 300 local residents was
undertaken. This assess
ment provided insight into
how area citizens view the
quality of life in the com
munity. A dashboard was
developed to provide focus
on the areas the commu
nity determines as areas
that need attention. Owens
Please see Workshop
page 4A
Toombs County
Chairman David Sikes was
recently sworn in to serve
as Third Vice President on
the 2021-2022 Association
County Commissioners of
Georgia (ACCG or Geor
gia’s County Association)
Board of Managers.
“The Board of Manag
ers, newly installed, rep
resents the resiliency and
competency of county of
ficials throughout Geor
gia,” stated Executive Di
rector Dave Wills. “Those
who have already been
in service on the Board,
and those who are joining
for their first year of ser
vice, will continue to help
Georgia and its counties
navigate turbulent political
and economic waters cre
ated by the pandemic and
other factors. I am looking
forward to working with
the Board of Managers as
we begin the return to eco
nomic and operational nor
malcy as ACCG continues
its mission of advancing
the interests of Georgia’s
counties and the people
they serve.”
As ACCG Third Vice
President, Sikes will work
alongside other Board
members to lead the as
sociation and guide poli
cies over the next year. The
ACCG Board of Managers
will continue to work on
initiatives which focus on
increasing county efficien
cies, enhancing continuing
education offerings and
fostering strong relation
ships between counties,
the state and federal gov
ernment.
Chairman David Sikes
stated, “I consider it a privi
lege to serve the Counties
of Georgia and look for
ward to what lies ahead.”
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Letters have been edited for length and clarity.
Dear Ms. Magnolia,
/ am an older woman, and I grew up
with a doctor who knew my whole fam
ily. He and his nurse seemed to actually
care about me. I am so disappointed with
doctors these days. They don’t seem to
want to know me. / wait for days for an
appointment. Then they put me in a room
where / sit and wait. Then a young per
son comes in and asks me questions and
types in my answers and leaves. Then
another young person comes in and asks
me questions and gives me a prescription
and I pay and leave. I don’t even feel as if
they look at me.
Just
Dear Just,
I’m sure that many people share
your frustration, including doctors
and nurses.
However, having seen many doc
tors over the years, I have developed
a strategy that helps me. I have an
individual introduction medical let
ter for myself and for each member
of my family so that I don’t forget im
portant things when I visit.
I keep it to one page and include
(1) age, family, work, hobbies, physi
cal and community activities, (2)
short medical history: childhood dis
eases, allergies, current medications
and dosage, hospitalizations, surger
ies with dates, (3) details of current
problem. I always keep a copy.
In sentences I tell them the things
that the forms don’t say. I adjust the
letter with each new doctor. When I
go for the appointment, I send in the
letter with the nurse to give the doctor
before he sees me. Some doctors have
told me that it is very helpful
Just a note: Not all doctors will
actually read the letter. Those who do
are the good ones.
If you have a question for Ms. Magnolia, please mail it to P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA
30475, or e-mail to msmagnoliaadvance@yahoo.com.
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