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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, December 14,2022
Lawmakers may consider election law changes next session
ByT.A. DeFeo
The Center Square
With Georgia’s U.S.
Senate runoff in the books
and lawmakers gearing up
for the next legislative
session, the state’s voting
law is expected to be
among the hot-button
issues lawmakers address.
On Wednesday, the day
after U.S. Sen. Raphael
Warnock, D-Georgia,
defeated Republican chal
lenger Herschel Walker, a
Democratic state lawmak
er said she plans to file
legislation to modify the
timeline for voting during
runoff elections.
It would increase the
time between a general
election and a runoff to
six weeks. The measure
would also require two
weeks of statewide early
voting with at least one
day of voting on a
Saturday.
“The bill will address
the shortened timeline for
the election that led to
various issues with voters
receiving their absentee
ballots in time, extremely
long lines and many peo
ple not having the option
for weekend voting,” state
Rep. Jasmine Clark,
D-Lilburn, said in an
announcement.
“Despite record turnout,
many voters were unable
to participate, and as poli
cymakers, we should
strive to make the ballot
box accessible to all eligi
ble voters that want to
vote,” Clark added. “This
legislation will allow
more voters more oppor
tunities to vote in impor
tant runoff elections.”
Critics have argued that
the state’s new voting
law, Senate Bill 202, the
Election Integrity Act, is
a burden on local election
officials. They have also
criticized other portions
of the bill, including a
ban on “line relief,”
which bars people from
giving food and water to
anyone waiting to vote.
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Obituaries
“Monkey” Jeff
Miller
December 1, 2022
Mr. “Monkey” Jeff Miller, age
66, of Dahlonega passed away
Thursday, December 1, 2022.
He was born on July 3, 1956
in Dahlonega to the late
Cleveland Miller and the late
Louise Tatum Miller. Monkey
was a truck driver. He loved
doing paint and body work
and being a mechanic. He
grew up building motors and
pushing the limits on how fast
he could get something to run.
In his younger years he lived
and breathed racing cars at
Lanier and Dixie Speedway,
or wherever else he could find
a track. As he got older he
loved to build hot rods and to
see how far he could push
those limits.
In addition to his parents.
Monkey is preceded in death
by his brother, Mark Miller.
He is survived by his children,
Calvin (Amy) Miller of
Gainesville, Jessie (John)
Dowdy of Dahlonega, and
Magnum Miller of
Gainesville; siblings Susie
Olsen (Jerry Bryan) and
Barbara Duncan; grandchil
dren Savana Miller, Blake
Miller, Rebecca Dowdy,
Bojack Dowdy, Chris Dowdy
and Rylan Miller. Numerous
friends and other relatives
also survive. Funeral services
are scheduled for 2:00 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2022,
at the chapel of Anderson-
Underwood Funeral Home.
The Rev. John Dowdy will
officiate. Interment will fol
low in the Wahoo Baptist
Church Cemetery. The family
will receive friends Saturday
from 12:00 PM until time of
service at the funeral home.
To share a memory or a con
dolence with the family, visit
Mr. Miller’s online guestbook
at andersonunderwood.com.
Anderson-Underwood
Funeral Home, 2068 Highway
19 North Dahlonega, GA
30533
David Timothy
Hatfield, Sr.
November 29, 2022
Mr. David Timothy Hatfield,
Sr., age 65, of Dawsonville
passed away Tuesday,
November 29, 2022.
Mr. Hatfield was born in
Logan, West Virginia on
August 9, 1957 to the late
Troy and Lillian Elkins
Hatfield. He loved spending
time with Serenity and his
favorite memory was going to
the father/daughter dance with
her. Mr. Hatfield enjoyed tin
kering on cars and talking on
the phone.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Ann Hatfield of
Dawsonville; daughters
Serenity Hatfield of
Dawsonville, Vanessa
Harrison of Thomasville, FL;
son David Timothy Hatfield,
Jr. (Amy) of Spring Hill, FL;
brother Rick Hatfield (Doris)
of Logan, WV; five grandchil
dren and several nieces, neph
ews, and other relatives. To
share a memory or a condo
lence with the family visit Mr.
David Timothy Hatfield's
online guestbook at anderson-
underwood.com. Anderson-
Underwood Funeral Home
2068 Highway 19 North
Dahlonega. GA 30533
James William
Huckabee
December 6, 2022
Mr. James William Huckabee,
88, of Concord passed away
on Tuesday, December 6,
2022 at Tucker Hospice
House, surrounded by his
family. A memorial service
will be held at 2:00 pm on
Sunday, December 11, 2022
at Wilkinson Funeral Home
chapel, with full military hon
ors. The family will receive
friends from 1-2 prior to the
service. James was born in
Charlotte on July 7, 1934 to
the late Bertha Kennington
Huckabee and Arther Lee
Huckabee. He is also preced
ed in death by his sister Betty
Yandle, brother Arther (Dee)
Huckabee and son-in-law
Charles (Chip) Hatley. James
graduated from Thomasboro
High School in Charlotte and
married Shirley Ann Floyd,
also of Charlotte, in 1956.
James was an adventurous
spirit who loved travel. He
earned his private pilot license
as a young man and loved fly
ing. James was a Veteran of
the U.S. Marine Corps where
he proudly served his country.
He worked for many years as
a Technical Training
Specialist for Western
Electric, which would later
become AT&T. James was an
avid fisherman and spent
many leisure days fishing
with his father, father-in-law,
children, and numerous fish
ing buddies. James enjoyed
golfing, camping and was a
fantastic woodworker. In
retirement he was a world
traveler. He spent several
summers driving his camper
van across the country, includ
ing two extended trips to
Alaska. James was a loving
husband and father and will
be missed by many.
James is survived by his wife
Shirley Floyd Huckabee; sons
James (Michael) Huckabee
and Roger Huckabee; daugh
ters Patricia Gardner and hus
band Mark, and Margaret
Hatley; sister Francis Cassidy;
grandchildren Sarah Hatley
and partner Jason Brown,
James (Christopher)
Huckabee, Kyle Huckabee
and wife Bajaree. Carolyn
Gardner, and Kathleen
Gardner; great-grand children
Dahlia Dewyea. Layla Brown
and Aiden Brown.
Death Notices
Debbie Walls
December 3, 2022
Debbie Walls, 64. of
Cumming died Saturday,
December 3rd. Funeral ser
vice, Wednesday, December
7th, 2 p.m., Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden
Funeral Home, Dawsonville,
GA.
Florine McKinzey
Lackey
December 2, 2022
Florine McKinzey Lackey,
age 92. passed away Friday,
December 2nd. A Funeral ser
vice will be held at 2:00 p.m.
on Thursday, December 8th,
in the Chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home.
Earlier this year, the
Heritage Foundation’s
Election Integrity
Scorecard ranked
Georgia second, behind
Tennessee. Proponents
said the turnout during
Tuesday’s runoff —
when more than 3.5 mil
lion Georgians cast bal
lots — vindicated the
changes to the law.
“Georgia’s election
system has been chal
lenged and scrutinized
and criticized and passed
every test,” Georgia
Secretary of State Brad
Raffensperger said in a
Wednesday statement.
With Republicans con
trolling both houses of
the Georgia General
Assembly, Democrats
will need at least some
support from across the
aisle to successfully
advance their proposals.
A spokesman for
Raffensperger, a
Republican, told The
Center Square that the
office supports a conver
sation during the next
legislative session about
the future of runoffs.
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