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Athens News and Views
The ACC libraiy takes out a few trees, and the ADDA looks at taking out a
downtown masterplan.
Blake Aued Joins Flagpole
At press-time it is confirmed that Athens Banner-Hemld gov
ernment reporter Blake Aued will bejoining Flagpole as our new
city editor, replacing Dave Marr. More later here and online.
Athens Rising 7
What's Up in New Development
Neighbors resist a frat house in Cccbham, and dollar stores move into the Bread/
Baxter corridor. *
Read This Carefully...
Being mad as hell is not enough: you've got to be in the
right district. You may be, for instance, mad as hell at Rep.
Doug McKillip, but you can't vote against him unless you vote
in State Representative District 117. The Athens-Clarke County
part of that district is composed of specific voting precincts:
6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, most of 7A, all of 7B, all of 3A and a portion
of 4B (that portion where McKillip lives).
It's the same for District 118, where to vote against Rep.
Keith Heard you've got to vote in specific precincts within the
district. If you want to vote against Rep. Chuck Williams in
District 119, you're out of luck; nobody ran against him.
But most of us don't know which district we live in; how
are we going to know which precinct is ours? For starters,
we can go to our excellent local government web site, www.
athensclarkecounty.com, and find the Board of Elections in
the departments. Once you're on the Board of Elections site,
you'll s^e the listing "Maps—2012 Approved" in the lefthand
column. You can examine the legislative districts map, the
commission map, the school board and the congressional map
to pinpoint which district you live in for each purpose.
We all live in different districts for different purposes.
Would you believe that as a result of all the redistricting thrust
upon us, plus the insanity of having different commission and
school board districts, the Board of Elections has had to print
189 different ballots!
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Movie Pick 9
No More Nagging Pains!
There are a few good laughs in Hysteria, but it’s in need of a little more finesse.
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Appropriately Offensive Comedy
Try and catch them jokin' dirty.
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Keeping It Local: Rieger vs. Chamberlain
Elf Power and Vestibules frontmen present their 10 favorite local tracks.
But with alt that, each of us is still in the same precinct
we've been in, and we all still vote at our same polling place.
The unsung heroines of this election are the people at the
Board of Elections. They have taken all the political changes
thrown at them, and with cool professionalism they have kept
it all straight with their computers, their late-night work and
sometimes by going out and driving the neighborhoods to see
just what streets are where.
And they're coming to our aid again. Watch your mailbox
for a yellow postcaid from the Board of Elections. It will
remind you where you vote, which precinct is yours, and which
district you are in for each election. Plus, www.sos.ga.gov/mvp
has all the info you'll need, includigg a copy of your ballot
And it can't be too soon. Mail-out voting began June 16.
The deadline for voter registration is July 2. (The Board office
is open until 6 p.m. that day.) Advance voting (at the Board
office) starts July 9, and the primary election (at your usual
polling place) is July 31.
One more thing: if you go to vote, and you want to get
frisky o.-.d cross party lines, but you find out that McKillip is
not on your ballot all is not lost. If you think you have the
wrong ballot, you can ask for help at any time during the vot
ing process until you have actually recorded your ballot Poll
workers will be standing by.
Oh yes, remember that our two contested ACC Commission
races—in District 4 and District 6—are non-partisan, so
whether you vote Republican or Democratic, those races will be
on your ballot if you're in Commission Districts 4 or 6.
So, let's just say that you're a Democrat, and you're mad as
hell at Doug McKillip for switching parties, passing a draconian
abortion bill, forcing the redistricting of our local government,
ripping up his legislative district to make it safe for him, get
ting in bed with the right-wing Republicans in Atlanta, etc.
You don't have an easy choice, because Doug's Republican
opponent, Regina Quick, is probably even more conservative
than Doug, and you would surely characterize her as a right-
wing Republican. (Is there any other kind these days?)
So, your choice is difficult morally but easy technically.
If you live in HR District 117 in Athens-Clarke County, and
you're a Democrat, you simply ask for a Republican ballot.
You don't miss any Democratic votes, because there are no
Democrats on your ballot. The ACC Commission candidates are
on your Republican ballot or your Democratic ballot. Plus, if
you vote the Republican ballot, since you are also in the 10th
Congressional District you get the added bonus of voting
against Congressman Paul Broun.
How sweet it is! *
Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com
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