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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 2012 — PAGE 3A
Applications available for absentee
ballots; early voting starts Oct. 15
Ongoing services
information, call (404) 237-
Applications for absentee
ballots for the Nov. 6 general
election are available at the
Board of Registrar’s Office
and the Secretary of State’s
website, www.sos.ga.us.
You may also access infor
mation on the county’s web
site through the Board of
Registrars’ link, www.madi-
sonco.us and view the MVP
icon.
In order to receive an
absentee ballot by mail, an
application must be com
pleted and submitted to the
registrar’s office for verifi
cation. No ballots will be
mailed out after Friday. Nov.
2, 2012.
The voter registration dead
line for the Nov. 6 general/
special election will be Oct. 9.
Voter registration applica
tions are available at the board
of registrar’s office in the
Madison County Government
Complex from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Applications are also
available at the Madison
County Library, and can be
downloaded from the Georgia
Secretary of State website at
Public meetings held in
Madison County include:
•Madison County Board of
Commissioners — an agenda
setting meeting is held on the
final Monday of the month at
6:30 p.m. in the government
complex on Albany Avenue in
Danielsville. A business meet
ing is then held on the first
Monday of the month at 6:30
p.m. at the same locale.
•Madison County Planning
and Zoning Commission —
the first and third Tuesdays of
the month at 6:30 p.m. in the
government complex.
•Madison County Board
of Education — the second
Tuesday of the month at 7
p.m. in the library at the Board
of Education Professional
Learning Center.
•Madison County Board
of Tax Assessors — meets
the second Thursday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. in the con
ference room of the Madison
County government complex
in Danielsville. The public is
invited to attend all meetings
of the board of assessors.
•The Madison County
Industrial Development and
Building Authority — the
third Monday of the month
at 6 p.m. in the public meet-
About the
About the newspapers: The
six MainStreet Newspapers
publications - The Commerce
News, The Madison County
Journal, The Jackson Herald.
The Braselton News, The
Barrow Journal and The Banks
County News - are printed and
delivered once a week.
•About delivery: The news
papers are delivered to the post
office and, from there, to sub
scribers’ post office boxes or
home mailboxes. The newspa-
Early/advance voting for
all precincts will begin Oct.
15 in the registrar’s office
at the government complex,
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. The county will
also hold early/advance vot
ing Saturday, Oct. 27. from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m.
No reason is necessary to
vote early/advance; however
a valid photo ID is required.
The last date to vote in the
registrar’s office for early/
advance voting will be Nov.
2, 2012, no exceptions.
If you are unable to take
advantage of early/advance
voting then you will need
to go to your normal voting
www.sos.ga.us
Persons who have applied
for voter registration at the
Department of Drivers
Services and have not
received a precinct identifi
cation card in the mail are
encouraged to inquire about
the status of their application
with the board of registrars
at 706-795-6335 or through
the AMVP@ option at www.
sos.ga.us.
ing room of the old county
courthouse in the center of
Danielsville.
•Madison County Public
Safety Communications/
E-911 advisory board — the
Thursday prior to the sec
ond Monday of each month.
Meetings are held at 11:30
a.m. at the 911 center.
•The Madison County
Recreation Department Board
— the fourth Tuesday of
every month at 6:30 p.m. in
the meeting room at Sammy
Haggard Park on Hwy. 98.
•Danielsville City Council
— holds monthly work ses
sions the last Monday of each
month beginning at 7 p.m.
Regularly scheduled council
meetings are held on the sec
ond Monday of each month
beginning at 7 p.m.
•Colbert City Council —
the first Monday at 7 p.m. in
Colbert City Hall.
•Carlton City Council —
the first Tuesday at 7 p.m. in
Carlton City Hall.
•Comer City Council — the
first Monday following the
first Sunday of the month at 6
p.m. in Comer City Hall.
•Comer Downtown
Development Authority —
meets the second Thursday
papers:
pers do not have “paper boxes”
at people’s homes and are not
delivered by carriers. However,
the papers are delivered to
newspaper vending machines
in various locations across
Madison, Jackson and Banks
counties.
•About subscriptions:
Subscribers are sent a renewal
notice before their subscription
runs out. A quick way to check
to see when a subscription ends
is to look for the expiration date
precinct on Election Day.
If you have any questions,
contact the Registrar Office.
706-795-6335.
“Please remember, you
must show proper identifica
tion when voting in person
either at the registrar’s office
or your polling precinct.”
officials said.
A list of the acceptable
forms is below:
1. A Georgia Driver’s
License, even if expired
2. Valid employee photo
ID from any branch, depart
ment, agency, or entity of the
US Government, Georgia,
or any county, municipal
ity, board, authority or other
Voters may also call toll-
free at 1-888-265-1115 and
using their social security
number receive access to this
information. If anyone has
any questions regarding their
voting status, they may call
the registrar’s office for that
information.
Oct. 8 is the last day for a
voter to change their name
or address if he/she has
moved within the county to
of each month at 6 p.m. in the
Comer City Hall.
•Ila City Council — the first
Monday at 7 p.m. in Ila City
Hall.
•Hull City Council — the
third Monday at 7 p.m. in
Hull City Hall.
•The Madison County High
School Council — the second
Monday of every month at 5
p.m. in the high school media
center.
•The Madison County
Middle School Council — the
second Thursday of the month
at 4 p.m. in the school media
center.
•The Colbert Elementary
School Council — the sec
ond Thursday of each month
at 2:30 p.m. in the school’s
media center.
•The Comer Elementary
School Council — the third
Thursday of each month at
7:30 a.m. in the school media
center.
•The Danielsville
Elementary School Council
— the first Thursday of the
month at 7:30 a.m. in the
school media center.
•The Hull-Sanford
Elementary School Council
— the third Tuesday of the
month at 3:15 p.m. in the
on the mailing label.
Online: Each of the news
papers has its own website
(CommerceNewsTODAY.
com, MadisonJoumalTODAY.
com. JacksonHeraldTODAY.
com, BraseltonNewsTODAY.
com, and BanksNewsTODAY.
com) in addition to a com
mon website for sports
(MainStreetNewsSports.com),
obituaries (MainStreetObits.
com) and a combined site,
MainstreetNews.com.
entity of this state.
3. Valid U.S. passport
4. Valid U.S. military
photo
5. Valid tribal photo ID
6. Any valid state or feder
al government issued photo
ID, including a FREE Voter
ID Card issued by your
county registrar’s office or
the Georgia Department of
Driver Services (DDS)
For early/advance voting
during Oct. 22 through Oct.
26 and Saturday. Oct. 27, the
side door next the registrar’s
office will be open for voting
purposes only.
For more information, call
706-795-6335.
an address different from the
address shown on the voter’s
registration card. It is the
duty of the voter to notify the
board of registrars by this date
in order for the voter to be
placed in the correct precinct
and for the voter’s name to
be placed on the correct list
of voters.
For more information, con
tact the board of registrars at
706-795-6335.
school media center.
•The Ila Elementary
School Council — the fourth
Wednesday of the month at
3 p.m. in the Ila Elementary
School media center.
•The Broad River
Watershed Association —
meets at 7 p.m. on the second
Tuesday of each month at the
BRWA office on the square
in Danielsville. Call Victor
Johnson 706-795-2184 for
more information.
•The Madison County
American Legion Post 39 —
meets the last Thursday of
the month at 7 p.m. at the
American Legion Building on
Crawford W. Long Street.
•The Madison County
Library Board of Trustees —
meets quarterly on the second
Thursday in January, April,
July and October at 4:30 p.m.
in the public meeting room of
the Madison County Library
on Hwy. 98 West. These meet
ings are open to the public.
•The M.A.R.T. Team:
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Coalition, fourth Tuesdays, 4
p.m., at the Madison County
Health Department.
•Parent Talk Sessions: fourth
Tuesdays, lunch and learn, 1
to 2 p.m., in the Madison
County Chamber board room;
dinner hour from 6 to 7 at
the Madison County Health
Department. RSVP by fourth
Monday at 706-795-2131.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets on Mondays and
Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the
Colbert Baptist Church annex
and Fridays at 7 p.m. at the
Danielsville Methodist Church
annex.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the
Danielsville Methodist Church
annex.
SONS OF
CONFEDERATE
VETERANS
The Madison County
Greys, Camp 1526, Sons of
Confederate Veterans now
meet on the 4th Monday of
each month at 7:30 pm. in
the community room of First
Madison Bank in Colbert, Ga.
Contact Frank Gillispie at 706-
540-0120 for more informa
tion.
OVER FIFTY CLUB
The Over Fifty Club
meets at 11:30 a.m. on the
second Wednesday of each
month at Gordon’s Chapel
United Methodist Church.
Membership is open to people
ages 50 and over.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB
The Madison County High
School Touchdown Club
meets Tuesday nights during
football season at 7:30 p.m.
The football program’s web
site can be accessed at http://
eteamz.active.com/madison-
countyfootball/
MART
The Madison Area Resource
Team (M.A.R.T)/ Family
Connection meets the fourth
Tuesday of each month at the
old Danielsville courthouse at
8 a.m. Call 795-3565 for more
information.
TOPS MEETING
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) of ha meets each
Tuesday at Mt. Hermon
Presbyterian Church in Ila.
Weigh-in is at 5:50 p.m. fol
lowed by the meeting at 6:20
p.m. For more information,
call Mary Ann Bonds at 706-
789-2869.
CUB SCOUTS
Cub Scout Pack #152 meets
every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at
Jones Chapel, Hwy. 29 North
(across from Zeb’s BBQ).
For more information, contact
Cubmaster Sam Callahan at
706-207-7080.
MCHS BAND
BOOSTER CLUB
MCHS Band Booster Club
meets every fourth Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. at the high school
band room. Band parents are
invited and encouraged to
attend.
GAMBLER’S
ANONYMOUS
Gambler’s Anonymous
meets every Monday night
at 7:30 pm. at Living Word
Baptist Church. For more
7281.
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion Post
#39 of Danielsville meets the
last Thursday of the month at 7
p.m. All veterans are welcome.
4-STAKES
HORSESHOES
Four-Stakes Horseshoes
pitches every Tuesday at 6:30
p.m. The league is handi
capped to give all pitchers an
equal chance. All ages and skill
levels are welcome. Call 706-
207-9831 for more informa
tion.
ABATE OF GEORGIA
ABATE of Georgia, Inc.
District 5 North “Your motor
cycle rights organization” is
now meeting at Cycle World
of Athens, 4225 Atlanta Hwy.
on the third Tuesday of the
month at 7 pm. in the cus
tomer lounge. For more infor
mation, call Cam McAllister
at 706-206-2903. All motorcy
clists are welcome.
MADISON
COUNTY MASTER
GARDENERS
ASSOCIATION
The Madison County Master
Gardeners Association meets
the first Tuesday of every
odd month at 7 p.m. at the
Madison County Extension
office. Meetings are open to
members and guests. For more
information about becoming
a Master Gardener or about
membership in MCMGA visit
the website at: www.madi-
soncountymastergardeners.
org. Or, contact the Madison
County Cooperative Extension
office at 706-795-2281 or
email gamcmga@yahoo.com.
FOREVER YOUNG
SINGLES
Forever Young Singles, a
group for men and women ages
50 and up, meets the second
Friday of each month at 7 pm.
at Seersucker Socials, Sam
Groves Street, in Danielsville.
For more information, call
Sylvia at 706-5406116 or
Gloria at 706-245-5839.
COLLINS
DISTRICT VFD
The Collins District
Volunteer Fire Department
meets the second Saturday
night of each month from 7
to 10 p.m. Refreshments, free
bingo, games and prizes pro
vided. The youth night at the
Collins VFD is held the last
Saturday night each month
from 7 to 10 pm.
MADISON COUNTY
NEEDLECRAFTERS
Madison County
Needlecrafters meet every
Wednesday from 1-3 pm.
for crocheting, cross-stitch,
knitting, tatting, etc. in an
atmosphere of relaxing fellow
ship, members said. Bring your
current handwork project and
drop in. Call 706-224-3924 for
more information.
To have an event listed in
on-going services, call Margie
Richards at (706) 795-2567.
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Voter registration deadline set for Oct. 9
Public meetings held in the county
