2021 Municipal Election Qualifying Ends

2021 Municipal Election Qualifying Ends

[ August 18, 2021 ] At the end of the qualifying period on August 18th, 2021, these candidates qualified for the November 2nd election:

City of Jasper
Anne Sneve - City Council Post #2
Folsom Proctor - City Council Post #1
Ryan O?dea - City Council Post #1


City of Talking Rock
Anthony Hawf -City Council Post #2
Steven Lewis - City Council Post #1
James Bryant - City Council Post #4
Andrea Watson - City Council Post #1
Cheryl Sams - City Council Post #2
Kenneth Darrell Cain - City Council Post #4


City of Nelson
Sylvia Green - Mayor
Terry Johnson - City Council Post #1
James Queen - City Council Post #1
Michael Brown - City Council Post #2
William Taylor - City Council Post #2
Susan Johnston - City Council Post #2


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The information below is compiled from qualifying notices for Jasper, Nelson and Talking Rock provided by Stacey Godfrey, Pickens County Elections and Registration Supervisor.

The General Election will be held on November 2, 2021 at the established voting precincts for Pickens County.

Qualifying for Independent candidates is Monday, August 16th, 2021, through Wednesday August 18th, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Qualifying will be held at the Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration office located at 83 Pioneer Road, Jasper, Georgia 30143.

The last day to register to vote in this election is August 23, 2021. Those residents of Pickens County qualified to vote at such election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia.

Advanced Voting shall be held Monday October 12, 2021, through Friday, October 29, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Pickens County Rec Center, 1329 Camp Road, Jasper, GA 30143. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Should a runoff election be required, such runoff will be held on November 30, 2021.

JASPER
Pursuant to O.C.G.A ?21-2-131; the governing authority has set qualifying fees for the City of Jasper to be filled in the 2021 Election.

City Council: Post 1, $35
Dr. Folsom (Sonny) Proctor

City Council: Post 2, $35
Anne Sneve

NELSON

Pursuant to O.C.G.A ?21-2-131; the governing authority has set qualifying fees for the City of Nelson to be filled in the 2021 Election.

Mayor: City of Nelson, $25
Silvia Green

City Council: Post 1, $25
James Queen

City Council: Post 2, $25
Susan Johnston

TALKING ROCK

Pursuant to O.C.G.A ?21-2-131; the governing authority has set qualifying fees for the City of Talking Rock to be filled in the 2021 Election.

City Council: Post 1, $1
Andrea Watson

City Council: Post 2, $1
Tony Hawf

City Council: Post 4, $1
James Bryant

Events to Know

SheriffVFW MeetingRibbon Cutting:  Sunshine Sisters TravelsPickens Chamber of Commerce BreakfastRibbon Cutting:  Hampton Restoration GroupFarm Days of YesteryearArtWalk in Downtown JasperExit LaughingChamber Business After Hours
Sip & Paint at DOSThe Long Runway on MainRibbon Cutting:  Station 10 EmpanadasRibbon Cutting:  Boxcar GrillGeorgia Marble FestivalJasper Police Department Gravity Racing DerbyServe Pickens - Neighbors Helping NeighborsPickens County Extension Fruit Plant SalePETOBERFESTNight of Lights Celebration & Parade