Cobb County to hold special election for empty commission seat after judge's order
There is a special election hitting the ballots in Cobb County, with two seats on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners in play.
However, early voting is almost over, ending Friday.
The full special primary election will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
The two primaries will be set up for District 2 and District 4, both of which were made vacant after a Cobb County judge ordered electoral maps drawn by the commission to be unlawful and put the maps drawn by the Georgia Legislature back in place.
Going forward, if either primary ends in a runoff election, there will be another election date for March 11.
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Speaking with Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell, Cobb County Director of Elections Tate Fall said voter turnout has been low.
'I think it's a little understandable being a special election, especially after last year where we had a lot of elections,' Fall said. 'There's a little bit of people wanting a rest from that, and there's also a lot going on in the news as well, so it's not always at the top of everyone's feed on social media.'
Fall said they were working to get information out as much as they could on social media and have started distributing new precinct cards for Cobb County voters, which is helping inform people of the special election.
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Once the primary process is complete, a full special election for the final commissioner choices will be held on April 29 for both districts.
So, here's who is running for the District 2 commission seat:
Democratic Primary candidates:
Erick Allen
Jaha V. Howard
Tracy Stevenson
Taniesha C. Whorton
Republican Primary candidates:
Alicia Adams
Here's who is running for the District 4 commission seat:
Democratic Primary candidates:
Yashica Marshall
Monique Sheffield
Republican Primary candidates:
Julien Grhas
Matthew Hardwick
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