Georgia arguably has been the eye of the political storm in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Nowhere is there a greater need for experienced local election officials, but that corps has been severely depleted in a state that may prove to be pivotal again in November’s midterm elections.
Pickens County had 493 advanced voters on the first available day, October 17, and Georgia recorded more than 131,000 early voters, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has reported. According to Board of Elections and Registration Supervisor Stacey Godfrey, it is the l
Primary election results certified By Larry Cavender, Contributing Writer It is often said, "Every vote counts," and at no time in Pickens County has that sentiment been more evident than it was following the May 24 primary election. In a brief meeting, which lasted
The Picken’s County Board of Elections met by a virtual online meeting on July 29, 2021 at 6:30 PM. The meeting was to discuss the new and old business on the agenda . Present at the meeting was Chairperson Joshua Tippens and four other Board members, Ellen Harrison, Barbara Balducci, Mike Carver and Rebecca Cantrel. Also present was Ms. Stacey Godfrey who was recently elected as the new Superintendent of Elections and Voter Registration. There were several other participants to the virtual meeting as well. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the approval of the minutes. First on the agenda was the adoption of the new by-laws which were voted in unanimously by all board members.
Stacey Godfrey, new Supervisor of Elections for Pickens County stands beside new elect Rhonda Wagner, Administrative Assistant
The Pickens County Board of Elections met on July 15, 2021 to a Called Meeting which included the review of their Public Participation Policy on the agenda. The Reviewed Public Participation Policy agreed that public participation is encouraged and would include 5 minutes per comment once per meeting which would be taken into consideration but would not be responded to at the meeting. No one present at the Board meeting chose to comment and the meeting proceeded.
Pickens County Board of Elections meets to elect their new Supervisor of Elections.