Politics & Government
Election Board Calls Special Election to Fill Commission Vacancy
The Board of Elections and Registration met by conference call to approve the call for a Special Election on Nov. 3
The Oconee County Board of Elections and Registration on Tuesday officially approved a call for a special election to fill the Post 3 vacancy on the Board of Commissioners.
The election will be held in November without a primary, meaning that qualified candidates will have the chance to pick a party label, and more than one candidate can run with the same label.
One candidate already has announced for the opening, created when William “Bubber” Wilkes passed away on March 21.
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Amrey Harden, former president and CEO of Oconee State Bank, announced on April 1 that he intends to run as a Republican for the position.
Harden was a candidate for chair of the Oconee County Republican Party in March of 2019 but withdrew in favor of current chair Steven Strickland.
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Harden, 1100 Briar Lake Court, off Mars Hill Road, was mayor of Watkinsville from January of 1976 through December of 1981.
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