(Cleveland)- Four people qualified Thursday for the May 21 General Primary Election in White County.
White County Elections Supervisor Amie Veater advised that Missy Jarrard, qualified for reelection as Chairman of the White County Board of Education, and John Estes, District One Board of Education member also qualified for reelection. There were two first-time qualifiers making their intentions known. Robert Morin, qualified to run for Sheriff of White County, and Chris Dorsey stepped forward to seek the Chairman of the White County Board of Commissioners seat.
All those candidates qualify with the Republican Party.
Today (Friday) is the final day prospective candidates can qualify for the open position in the county. Qualifying will run from 9 AM until Noon at the Elections and Voter Registration Office in the Mauney Building on the Helen Highway north of Cleveland.
Friday is the final day for voters to cast an advance in-person ballot for the March 12th Presidential Preference Primary. The voting location at the Election and Voter Registration Office in the Mauney Building, on the Helen Highway north of Cleveland. You can cast a ballot between 8 AM until 5 PM. If you don’t cast an advance ballot all prescient locations in White County will be open 7 AM until 7 PM Tuesday, March 12.
I am confused. WRWH reports that John Estes is running for District One, Board of Education. Same was also reported by White County News on February 15. White County Elections & Registration Qualified Candidates List , lists Jon Estes Board of Commissioners District 1 qualified March 7 at 3:55 P.M.
O.C.G.A. 45-2-2 directs that “no person shall hold in any manner whatever or be commissioned to hold more than one county office at one time…”. “Members of the county board of education are ineligible to hold another county office”. 1954-56 Op. Att’y Gen. p. 78.
See also: 1958-59 Op. Att’y Gen. p. 146.
When will dual candidate Jon Estes resign from the White County Board of Education?
See the complete list of candidates in the story posted on Friday.