Local News

11/1/2008

What's on the ballot

PRESIDENT

* John McCain and Sarah Palin, R

* Barack Obama and Joe Biden, D

* Bob Barr and Wayne Root, L

U.S. SENATE

* Allen Buckley, L

* Saxby Chambliss, R*

* Jim Martin, D

U.S. HOUSE

* Bill Gillespie, D

* Jack Kingston, R*

GEORGIA LEGISLATURE

House District 167

* Roger Lane, R*

House District 179

* Leroy Dumas, D

* Jerry Keen, R*

House District 180

* Cecily Hill, R*

Senate District 3

* Jeff Chapman, R*

PUBLIC SERVICE

COMMISSION

To succeed H. Douglas Everett

* H. Douglas Everett, R*

* John Monds, L

To succeed Angela Speir

* Brandon Givens, L

* Lauren McDonald, R

* Jim Powell, D

GLYNN COUNTY

COMMISSION

District 1

* Amy Callaway, R

District 2

* Tom Sublett, R

District 5

* Jerome Clark, D*

* Kathryn Kasper, R

At-large

* Bob Coleman, R

GLYNN COUNTY BOARD

OF EDUCATION

District 1

* Ray Snow, R

District 3

* Rebecca Edwards, D

* John Madala, R

District 5

* Venus Holmes, D*

At-large

* Jerry Mancil, R

GLYNN COUNTY OFFICES

Chief Magistrate

* Tim Barton, R*

Coroner

* Jimmy Durden, R*

Probate Court

* Debra Godwin Howes, R*

Sheriff

* Wayne Bennett, R*

Surveyor

* Robert Shupe, R*

Tax Commissioner

* Florence Dees, R*

PROSECUTORS

Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney

* Stephen Kelley, R*

State Court Solicitor

(non-partisan)

* Ernest Gilbert

* Kevin Gough

* Maria Lugue

JUDICIAL

(non-partisan)

Supreme Court

To succeed Robert Benham

* Robert Benham*

To succeed Harris Hines

* Harris Hines*

Court of Appeals

To succeed Gary Andrews

* Gary Andrews*

To succeed Charles Mikell Jr.

* Charles Mikell Jr.*

To succeed John Ruffin

* Tamela Adkins

* Sara Doyle

* Bruce Edenfield

* Chris McFadden

* Perry McGuire

* Michael Meyer Von Bremen

* Mike Sheffield

Superior Court Judge

To succeed Stephen Scarlett

* Stephen Scarlett*

To succeed E.M. Wilkes Jr.

* E.M. Wilkes Jr.*

To succeed James Tuten Jr.

* Tony Harrison

* Richard Taylor

State Court

* Orion Douglass*

CLERK OF COURTS

Superior Court

* Lola Jamsky, R*

State Court

* Brenda Boone-Cove

ISSUES

Constitutional amendments

* Create a conservation use property tax reduction program.

* Authorize local school districts to use tax funds for community redevelopment purposes.

* Authorize creation of special infrastructure development districts providing infrastructure to underserved areas.

Glynn homestead exemption

* Provide a homestead exemption form Glynn County school property taxes for residents 65 years old and older whose income does not exceed $40,000.

WHERE TO VOTE

Glynn County has 19 precinct polling places. To find yours, call the board of elections at 554-7060 or go online to www.sos.georgia.gov/ elections/polllocator