Oconee County Election Superintendent Issues Call For Special Election For Board Of Commissioners Vacancy

Oconee County Election Superintendent Pat Hayes has issued a call for a special election to fill the vacancy in the Board of Commissioners created when John Daniell resigned Post 2 to run for Board chair.

The election to fill out Daniell’s four year term ending in 2018 will be held on Nov. 8 in conjunction with the general election.

The call was issued on July 11 and appeared in last week’s edition of the county’s legal organ, The Oconee Enterprise.

Earlier this month, it became almost certain that Daniell will become the chairman of the Board of Commissioners, as no one filed a notice of candidacy on July 1 as an independent or candidate from a minor party to have his or her name placed on the ballot in November.

And last Tuesday, Chuck Williams, representing the 119th Georgia House District, almost certainly was reelected to his seat, as neither of the two candidates who had said they intended to oppose him got enough signatures to have the name on the ballot.

Someone still can file a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate--by Sept. 6--for any of the county offices.

For more on this story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: John Daniell.

Note: An earlier version of this post had an incorrect date for the issuance of the call.