Crawford County election’s supervisor Brenda Peacock is in the midst of early voting for a special election. The winner will replace House District 136 Representative Tony Sellier who died in November.
The state requires that all counties, regardless of their size, meet certain requirements during a general election. Peacock says sustaining that for 45 days is a challenge.
“It’s a requirement by the state that you have three people in each voting precinct, especially when it’s just a small election it puts a hardship on the county as far as paying those individuals.”
The Association County Commissioners of Georgia says a recent survey found in counties with less than 10-thousand registered voters the average primary election vote cost nearly 80-dollars. Early voting was extended in 2008. Any changes would have to be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
