Information distributed from ACCGov on August 29, 2022 about Mariah Parker’s resignation and the Special Election indicated that voters who reside in the new District 2 area created through redistricting would be eligible to vote in the Special Election. However, this remains under review and will ultimately be determined by the Board of Elections.
The eligibility of voters and candidates who can qualify for the vacant Commission seat has not been fully determined. The Athens-Clarke County Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing state law and election procedures to assist it in advising the Board of Elections related to the upcoming Special Election to fill the District 2 Commission seat vacated by the resignation of Mariah Parker.
The Board of Elections must ultimately determine whether residents eligible to vote or qualify to run in the Special Election are those who live within the current District 2 Commission boundaries or those who live in the boundaries of the new District 2 Commission map created through the 2021-2022 redistricting process that goes into effect in January 2023.
Additional information will be released once a final determination has been made regarding the map that will be used for eligible voters and other details related to the District 2 Commissioner Special Election.
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