Early Voting Continues At A Low Pace in House Special Elections

Voting continued at a low rate this second week of early voting for the special elections in House District 117 and House District 119, with an average of only 167 persons going to the polls per day in Clarke County and 97 going to the polls per day in Oconee County.

Voting was even lower in Barrow and Jackson counties, parts of which contribute to the 117th House District.

Only 270 voters cast a ballot in Barrow County in the first 10 days of voting, and only 335 cast ballots in Jackson County.

Of the votes cast in the four counties so far, 970 were in House District 117, and 1,187 were in House District 119.

If the current voting rates hold, only about 1,550 votes will be cast in the 117th House District Special Election in early voting, and about 1,900 votes will be cast in early voting in the 119th House District Special Election.

This makes it likely that the election in the 117th will be decided by about 3,000 voters who cast a ballot, and the election in what is likely to be a first round of voting in the 119th will be decided by less than 4,000 voters.

Early voting continues tomorrow (Saturday) at election offices in all four counties open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday through Friday of next week, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more on the story, please go to Oconee County Observations.