PICKENS COUNTY

OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT

OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF MAY 22, 2018

To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil.

Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count.

If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.

"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] For Governor For State School Superintendent For County Commissioner (Vote for One) (Vote for One) District 1 (Vote for One) L.S. "CASEY" CAGLE JOHN BARGE JERRY R. BARNES (Incumbent) EDDIE HAYES RICHARD WOODS (Incumbent) BART CONNELLY HUNTER HILL For Commissioner of Labor (Vote for One) AMBERLE JOHNSON GODFREY MARK BUTLER (Incumbent) For County Board of CLAY TIPPINS For Public Service Education Commissioner Post 2 (To Succeed ) (Vote for One) MARC URBACH (Vote for One) CHUCK EATON JOETA YOUNGBLOOD (Incumbent) MICHAEL WILLIAMS For Public Service For County Board of Commissioner Education For Lieutenant Governor (To Succeed Tricia Pridemore) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Post 3 (Vote for One) JOHN HITCHINS III TUCKER J. GREEN RICK JEFFARES TRICIA PRIDEMORE (Incumbent) BYRON LONG (Incumbent) DAVID SHAFER For U.S. Representative in 116th th Congress From the 9 For County Board of Congressional District of Education For Secretary of State Georgia (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Post 5 (Vote for One) DAVID BELLE ISLE DOUG COLLINS (Incumbent) STEVEN SMITH BUZZ BROCKWAY For U.S. Representative in 116th Congress From the 14th Congressional District of JOSH MCKOON Georgia (Vote for One) TOM GRAVES (Incumbent)

For Attorney General For State Senator From (Vote for One) 51st District (Vote for One) CHRIS CARR (Incumbent) (Incumbent) For Commissioner of Agriculture (Vote for One) For State Senator From GARY BLACK 54th District (Incumbent) (Vote for One)

For Commissioner of Insurance (Incumbent) (Vote for One)

JIM BECK J. SCOTT TIDWELL

JAY FLORENCE For State Representative in the General Assembly From th TRACY JORDAN 11 District (Vote for One)

RICK JASPERSE TURN BALLOT OVER TO (Incumbent) CONTINUE VOTING SAMPLEFRONT Card 2 RptPct 10 "YELLOW CREEK" FOR PROOF ONLY 04/13/18 11:03:51 REPUBLICAN PARTY For Justice, Supreme Court of For Judge, Superior Court of Georgia the Appalachian Judicial QUESTION (To Succeed Nels S.D. Peterson) (Vote for One) Circuit (To Succeed John E. Worcester) -1- NELS PETERSON (Vote for One) (Incumbent) With regard to the Pickens JOHN WORCESTER County School Tax Homestead (Incumbent) Exemption, choose Option 1 OR Option 2. Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Write-in Option 1: Continue without change - Leave in Georgia place the Current Law. (To Succeed Charles Jones Bethel) SPECIAL ELECTION (Vote for One) Description: The Current Law provides that a homeowner who For Jasper City Council (Incumbent) (To Fill the Unexpired Term of James (a) has a Regular Homestead Exemption, Looney, Resigned) (b) reaches the age of 62, and (c) has a gross income (as defined in the (Vote for One) Current Law) of less than $25,000 for the entire Write-in household For Judge, Court of Appeals of DOUG PATTERSON may apply for exemption from school property Georgia taxes in the amount of the entirety (100%) of (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) assessed value of the property containing the (Vote for One) KIRK RAFFIELD residence. STEPHEN DILLARD The School Tax Homestead Exemption (Incumbent) excludes both the ad valorem assessment for schools and any taxation on retiring school bonds. Write-in OR Write-in Option 2: Continue but with Study Commission For Judge, Court of Appeals of - Leave in place the Current Law (as described Georgia in Option 1). (To Succeed John Ellington) (Vote for One) AND KEN HODGES Establish a Commission that (1) shall hold forums to hear from citizens, businesses, Pickens County Government, and Pickens KEN SHIGLEY County Schools regarding the existing senior exemption from school property taxes and (2) shall forward to the for the 2019 session recommendations on any desired changes to that exemption. (The Write-in Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Pickens County Republican Party and the For Judge, Court of Appeals of Pickens County Democratic Committee.) Georgia (To Succeed Amanda Mercier) OPTION 1 (Vote for One) AMANDA H. MERCIER (Incumbent) OPTION 2

NONPARTISAN GENERAL Write-in ELECTION For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed M. Yvette Miller) For Justice, Supreme Court of (Vote for One) Georgia M. YVETTE MILLER (To Succeed Michael P. Boggs) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) MICHAEL P. BOGGS (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia Write-in (To Succeed Clyde L. Reese, III) For Justice, Supreme Court of (Vote for One) Georgia CLYDE L. REESE III (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) BRITT CAGLE GRANT (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia Write-in (To Succeed Brian M. Rickman) For Justice, Supreme Court of (Vote for One) Georgia BRIAN RICKMAN (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) JOHN ELLINGTON

Write-in For Judge, Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Write-in (To Succeed Mary Elizabeth Priest) For Justice, Supreme Court of (Vote for One) Georgia MARY E. PRIEST (To Succeed Harold D. Melton) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) HAROLD D. MELTON (Incumbent) Write-in

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