Two local races to be decided in primary balloting

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Two local races to be decided in primary balloting

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, July 19. 2010

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Pike County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, July 20 to cast ballots in the Georgia General Primary.

Those ballots will decide two local races.

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#1 Anon on 07/19/10 at 02:30 PM

David are u in one of these districts I want to start a write in vote?

#2 David Rawlins on 07/19/10 at 04:19 PM

Since someone has asked, I thought I would take a moment and discuss why I decided not to run for the district 1 seat currently held by Roosevelt Willis.

When I missed qualifying week while out of town, Carol Bass was asked to run for this seat as a conservative candidate. I would have had to get 125+/- signatures to qualify. I spoke with Carol in a 3 hour meeting about the D1 seat and the issues that I felt were important and we agreed 100% on all of the issues that I felt needed to be addressed by the new BOC.

We also discussed the ramifications of her and I running as a conservative candidate and the dilution of the votes by splitting them between us. We felt that it was more important that we ensure that there was a new commissioner rather than have me run basically against Carol.

At that time I was asked to run for the district 6 BOE seat and I politely declined. After several weeks of discussing the D6 BOE seat with people around the county, I decided to run for that seat.

I feel it's time we had a more conservative BOC and BOE so I decided to run and have qualified for the D6 BOE seat.

#3 Laura Geiger on 07/20/10 at 04:16 AM

Be a great American today - exercise your right to vote. If you don't vote, you don't count.

#4 American on 07/20/10 at 06:14 AM

NO INCUMBENTS !!!

#5 Curious on 07/20/10 at 01:33 PM

does anybody else think Swift has a campaign sign too close to the fire house where you vote?

#5.1 Paid Volunteer $18,000 on 07/20/10 at 04:13 PM

NO, they are fine with me.

#5.2 District 2 Voter on 07/20/10 at 06:18 PM

Yes they were too close. Last night and early this morning Swifts signs were moved onto the right of way. Maybe we should not blame Commissioner Swift, he cannot read a tape measure. Huh, he has no idea of a budget either.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Children stay in school, do not drop out.

#5.3 Anonymous on 07/20/10 at 06:29 PM

I thought that too..

#6 pcvff on 07/20/10 at 04:31 PM

awe shucks, I bet his buddy danny chief pulled a tape line and has is at 151ft. just over the legal limit of 150ft.

gosh, i hope swift is swept away and then you know who is next!

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