Turnout in the second week of early voting in the Public Service Commission Party Primaries picked up just slightly, with 399 of Oconee County 34,515 eligible voters having cast a ballot by the end of voting on Saturday, or 1.2 percent.
Voting across the six days of voting this week averaged 39 per day, up from 32 per day in the first five days of early voting last week, which included the Memorial Day holiday, when early voting was closed.
The heaviest day of early voting so far was on Friday, when 59 voters cast a ballot.
The 399 vote tally includes five returned Absentee by Mail ballots. Only 14 applications for Absentee By Mail ballots have been issued.
The percentage of ballots cast using the Democratic Ballot increased to 33.1 percent after two weeks of voting, up from 30.6 percent after the first week.
Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday of this week at the Oconee County Administrative Building, 7635 Macon Highway, north of Watkinsville. Voting will not be held on Saturday. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 17.
Candidates On Ballot
Oconee County is in Public Service Commission District 2, but voting is statewide, so Oconee County voters will vote both for District 2 and District 3 candidates.
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Oconee County voters in the Democratic primary are selecting from among four candidates for District 3 Commissioner: Daniel Blackman, Peter Hubbard, Robert Jones, and Keisha Sean Waites.
Blackman is a former Environmental Protection Agency regional director. Hubbard is director of a nonprofit he created. Jones has worked for utilities and in technology. Waites is a former state representative.
Alicia M. Johnson is on the Democratic ballot unopposed for District 2. Johnson is a physician who has worked in healthcare.
Republican voters will select between incumbent Tim Echols and Lee Muns for District 2.
Echols hosts a podcast on energy and is a minister. Muns is a businessman.
Fitz Johnson, also an incumbent, appears unopposed on the Republican ballot for District 3.
Johnson, appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is the former owner of the Atlanta Beat women’s professional soccer team.
Links For Additional Information
Blackman, Hubbard, and Jones appeared before the Oconee County Democrats on May 15.
A representative of Echols appeared before the Oconee County Republicans on May 19.
Blackman, Hubbard, Jones, Waites, and Muns participated in a forum held by Atlanta Area Council on May 27. Host Chris King of Fox 5 Atlanta indicated all candidates had been invited.
Basic biographical information for all eight of the candidates is on BallotPedia, and Hubbard, Jones, and Echols completed a lengthy questionnaire for the site.
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