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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, October 19,2022 Your voter guide for the 2022 election in Dawson County By DCN staff With the general election less than a month away, Dawson County voters will soon have the chance to vote for local seats all the way to highly-anticipated state and federal ones like the races for governor and U.S. Senate. This guide provides key dates and district changes, how to vote and an overall idea of what to expect when looking at your bal lot. Things to know Following the 2020 U.S. Census, district maps changed across the state in areas including Dawson County. Now, Dawson residents will be able to vote for can didates in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District for the U.S. House of Representatives. District 6 now encom passes all of Forsyth and Dawson counties and parts of Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. With the race for state house representative, Dawson voters in the coun ty’s eastern and central dis tricts can vote for the District 9 seat. People in Dawson County’s western precinct can vote for the District 7 seat. Check your districts and voting status at the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voting Page. Early voting When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Oct. 17 through Nov. 4; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Oct.22 and 29 Where: Central Precinct/Board of Elections office, located at 96 Academy Avenue in Dawsonville Note: Oct. 22 is the Saturday of the Mountain Moonshine Festival. Election day When: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 8 Where: Your polling precinct • Eastern precinct: Fire Station no. 2 at 145 Liberty Drive (next to Tractor Supply) • Central precinct: Board of Elections office at 96 Academy Avenue • Western precinct: Fire Station no. 6 at 2142 Hubbard Road Key dates Last day to submit an absentee ballot application and request an absentee ballot: Oct. 28. Runoff, as necessary: Dec. 6 General Election: Nov. 8 Local Races Dawson County Commissioner, District 1 Seth Stowers, R Dawson County Commissioner, District 3 Alexa Bruce, R Board of Education, at large Nathan Ingram, R (incumbent) Board of Education, District 3 Karen Armstrong, R (incumbent) State Races Governor Brian Kemp, R, (incum bent) Stacey Abrams, D Shane Hazel, Libertarian Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, R Charlie Bailey, D Ryan Graham, Libertarian Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, R (incumbent) Bee Nguyen, D Ted Metz, Libertarian Attorney General Chris Carr, R (incum bent) Jennifer “Jen” Jordan, D Martin Cowen, Libertarian Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper, R Nakita Hemingway, D David Raudabaugh, Libertarian Commissioner of Insurance John King, R (incum bent) Janice Laws Robinson, D State School Superintendent Richard Woods, R (incumbent) Alisha Thomas Searcy, D Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson, R William “Will” Boddie Jr., D Emily Anderson, Libertarian State Senate District 51 Steve Gooch, R (incum bent) State House of Representatives, District 9 Will Wade, R (incum bent) Note: Will Wade will be on the ballot for voters in Dawson County’s eastern and central precincts. State House of Representative, District 7 David Ralston, R (incumbent) Note: David Ralston will be on the ballot for voters in Dawson County’s western precinct. Northeastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Lee Darragh, R (incum bent) Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor George W. Lyons (incumbent) Federal U.S. Senate Herschel Junior Walker, R Raphael Warnock, D (incumbent) Chase Oliver, Libertarian U.S. House of Representatives, District 6 Rich McCormick, R Bob Christian, D Ballot questions 1. Provides for suspen sion of compensation of certain State officers and members of the General Assembly. “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to suspend the compensa tion of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, or any member of the General Assembly while such indi vidual is suspended from office following indictment for a felony?” Yes No 2. Provides for temporary local tax relief after disas ters. “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the govern ing authority of each coun ty, municipality, and con solidated government and the board of education of each independent and coun ty school system in this state shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties within its juris diction which are severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area?” Yes No 3. Provides for ad valor em tax exemption for cer tain timber production, reforestation, and harvest ing equipment. “Shall the Act be approved which grants a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for cer tain equipment used by tim ber producers in the pro duction or harvest of tim ber?” Yes No 4. Expands ad valorem tax exemption for family- owned farms and adds qualified products to the exemption. “Shall the Act be approved which expands a state-wide exemption from ad valorem taxes for agri cultural equipment and cer tain farm products held by certain entities to include entities comprising two or more family owned farm entities, and which adds dairy products and unfertil ized eggs of poultry as qualified farm products with respect to such exemp tion?” Yes No Edwardjones Compare our CD Rates Bank-issued, FDIC-insured 6-month 3.7Q % ^ Minimum deposit $10,000 1-year 4.05% APY Minimum deposit $10,000 18-month 4.30% APY Minimum deposit $10,000 Call or visit your local financial advisor today. /■k Matt McGrath • -= Financial Advisor 131 Prominence Ct, Suite 120 Dawsonville, GA 30534 * Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective 10/12/22. 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