Early Voting Picks Up In Final Week, But Turnout Remains Light; Outcome Of Competitive Races, Tax Exemptions In Hands Of Few

Only 10.1 Percent Of Eligible Voters Have Cast Ballots***

Early voting in Oconee County for the May 21 General Primary/Nonpartisan General Election picked up sharply in the final five days of voting, with 1,707 out of Oconee County’s 33,143 voters casting a ballot, or more than had voted in the previous 12 days of early voting.

The county Office of Elections and Voter Registration also has received 203 returned Absentee By Mail ballots.

Yalamanchili, Seeking To Run As Independent For District Attorney In November, Has Large Financial Reserves For Campaign

***Incumbent Gonzalez Has Raised Little Money***

Voters going to the polls in Oconee County on Tuesday, as well as those who already have participated in early voting, most likely have seen campaign signs around the county for Kalki Yalamanchili.

The signs say Yalamanchili is running for district attorney, though voters, when they see the ballot, do not find his name anywhere on it.

Yalamanchili is in the midst of a petition drive to get his name on the ballot in November as an Independent.