Cherokee Elections Board To Consider Cosby Petition

The Cherokee County Board of Elections will hold a called meeting on Thursday to consider a petition from Carolyn Cosby to gain placement on the Nov. 4 ballot for the county commission chair race.

The board will meet at 4:30 p.m. July 31 at the Stone Elections Building, located at 400 East Main Street in downtown Canton.

Cosby earlier this month submitted a petition with roughly 7,750 signatures in an effort to be placed as an Independent candidate to challenge incumbent Republican Buzz Ahrens for the seat in the general election.

Since submitting the petition, Cosby has demanded elections official staff publicly determine whether her petition is valid.

Interim Elections Supervisor Kim Stancil has said the office would have the process finalized by Aug. 1.

Cosby had to collect 5,982 signatures from registered voters living in Cherokee County.