CLARKESVILLE — Habersham County Election Supervisor Laurel Ellison has announced the qualifying period for the 2017 Clarkesville Special Election.
Qualifying for the Post 3 Clarkesville City Council seat, vacated by the recent resignation of Casey Ramsey, will be held Monday through Wednesday, April 24-26. Qualifying will be held from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. daily, except for a one-hour lunch break beginning at 1 p.m. each day, in the Habersham County Office of Elections and Registration, 555 Monroe St., Clarkesville (basement of the old courthouse), Ellison said. Qualifying fee is $18.
The at-large election will determine the person who will serve the balance of a four-year term, beginning on or about June 21, 2017, and continuing through Dec. 31, 2019.
The Clarkesville Special Election will be held Tuesday, June 20, at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center, 120 Paul Franklin Road, Clarkesville. Deadline to register to vote in the Special Election is May 22, Ellison said.
