The ballot on May 24 won’t be sparse in terms of items for Habersham citizens to vote on. With the gubernatorial election primaries, three seats on the school board, two county commission seats and the E-SPLOST on the ballot, the election will have a big impact on the county.
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Jimmy Dean, who ran for District 10 representative in 2020, announced Wednesday that he would run against longtime Commissioner Jimmy Tench.
“I plan to work with all the county’s elected officials and organizations for the betterment of Habersham County,” Dean said in a press release. “I also want to make sure we maintain our county’s serenity and beauty we all enjoy.”
Now Habersham reached out to Tench, who says he plans to run for re-election. He didn’t have further comment to provide, but says he thinks “the voters know how I stand on just about everything.”
Commissioner Dustin Mealor also announced his plans to run for re-election. He ended the January county commission meeting by sharing that he planned to qualify for the election later this month.
“I still do have children [here], and I still do think that we need to direct our community and our county the right way,” Mealor said. “I honestly feel there is some unfinished business, and I do, of course, if the citizens agree, wish to continue for another four years.”
The City of Clarkesville will also hold a municipal election to fill the seat of the late Councilman Steven Ward on May 24. Board of Education members Russ Nelson, Kristie Dover and Joey Duncan will all also be up for re-election.
The qualifying period for both the county commission and BOE will begin March 7 at 9 a.m. and end March 11 at noon. For information on qualifying and fees, view the appropriate documents below.
- Board of Commissioners qualifying information
- Board of Education qualifying information
- City of Clarkesville qualifying information
