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The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, October 18,2001 - Page 5A City Of Leesburg Absentee Voting Underway State Representative Bob Hanner was the guest speaker Monday, October 15 at the Lee County Retired Teachers Association meeting. Representative Hanner discussed current topics including reapportionment and water with the retired eductors. Pictured with Rep. Hanner is Robert Bolton, Legislative Chairman for the retired educators. Absentee ballots are now avail able for the upcoming Leesburg Municipal General Election that will be held Tuesday, November 6,2001. Qualified voters of Lees burg may obtain absentee ballots by making application Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. in the office of the Elections and Registration in the Courthouse in Leesburg or by calling 759-6002 to requesting an application. Qualified voters who are eli gible to vote absentee are those who are: 1. I am required to be absent from my precinct all day on pri mary or election day (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) 2.1 am unable to vote in person because of a physical disability. 3.1 am unable to vote in person because I am required to give constant care to someone who is physically disabled. 4.1 am an election official who will perform official acts or du ties in connection with the pri mary or election. 5.1 will be unable to be present at the polls because the date of the primary or elections falls on a religious holiday which I ob serve. 6.1 will be unable to be present at the polls because I am required to remain on duty in my place of employment for the protection of the health, life, or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open and my place of employment is within my pre cinct. 7.1 am 75 years of age or older. 8.1 am a citizen of the United States permanently residing out side the United States, was last domiciled in Georgia, and I am not domiciled or voting in any other state. I understand that I am allowed to vote for federal offices (or: President, Vice President. United States Senator or Repre sentative in Congress). 9.1 am a member of the Armed Forces or Merchant Marines of the United States, or a spouse or dependent of the member, resid ing outside the County. Absentee voting will continue until 5:00 P.M. on November 5. 2001. S £5553322^533^32^ P I i Ferrellgas | S For All Of Your \ f *a* h 1562 Hwy 19 South $ 8 Across From Winn-Dixie % H /t C & George (Smitty) Johnson Home and Lawn Maintenance, also Pressure Washing "PROBLEMS SOLVED" No Job Too Small .d 120 Jayne Street Leesburg, Georgia 31763 Office: (912) 759-0126 Fax: (912) 759-0126 Pager: (912) 431-3704 Lee County Board of Elections & Registration NOTICE SUBJECT 1 : TABULATION VALIDILITY TESTS Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-359(3), Tabulation Validity Tests for the November 6, 2001 Leesburg Municipal General Election will begin at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday October 31, 2001, in the Assem bly Room of City Hall in Leesburg. The test will continue until the requirements of the law have been accomplished. SUBJECT 2: CANVAS SING OF PRECINCTS & CONSOLIDATION OF VOTES Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-492, the canvassing of the various pre cincts and the consolidation of the votes cast in the Leesburg Mu nicipal General Election held November 6. 2001 will begin at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, November 7. 2001 in the Assembly Room of City Hall in Leesburg. Sally Conklin, Vice Chairman 5 C:i doc 11 i uur.ir k Hi -.onvf-i v f ihn n toI Pianoy tl h n -innl [fc ■ at) ^ [fi DIRECT TV SALE MINI DISH SATFIIITF DISH Over 200 Channels \ To Choose loom! [i) two 1 Kr utois I EXJinpta: ■ Pu'iIlIi BjririLjll it ClWrCMri ■ ■■ fil'd Lilriliiliri ill Hi'ull-jpr H Saute Dav Installation Hy Grr'sTV 1-800-961*9857 ESPN Qalfcviftn TTM rtrtforv Ownrwl HQ TV Showtime rVLrUYl iWi *Wv iWi iWv W JWi r^Fi /Wi mg* iPi Lee County Elementary School fifth grade Superindent Scholars are (front row): April Bailey, Colby Johnson, Nicole Milligan, and Quinn Roe. Lee County Elementary School sixth grade Superindent Scholars are (back row): Josh Muggridge, Robert Sumners, Kris Taylor, and Jailia Taylor. Farm Service Agency Seeks County Committee Candidates The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is looking for candidates for the farmer-elected County Committee election to be held this fall. "It is crucial that every eligible ag ricultural producer take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture," says Hank Hammond, Lee County Executive Director. "The County Committee system needs everyone to get involved- from voters to committee can didates. Almost anyone eligible to take part in a local FSA pro gram may be a candidate for the committee." Nomination forms can cur rently be obtained from FSA county offices. Completed nomination forms are due back to the FSA office by October 29. FSA will notify nominees and mail election ballots to eligible voters in mid-November. Com pleted ballots must be returned to FSA offices and postmarked by December 3. Elected mem bers and alternates will take of fice January 1,2002. FSA County Committees make decisions on: commodity price support loans and pay ments; establishment of allot ments, yields and marketing quotas; farmer loans; and con servation programs; incentive, indemnity, and disaster pay ments for some commodities; and other farm disaster assis tance. "The County Committee is an important part of the service de livery of the USDA. We'd like to include more farmers in non- traditional operations and people whose livelihoods depend on farming," said Hammond. "We're also looking for small farmers, specialty crop farmers, truck farmers, and spouses or business partners-anyone who would be able to add some new or different experiences to their local County Committee." For more information contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office at 759-9267. 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