Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Voters in Holly Springs also retained their incumbent city council members.
Riding a wave of opposition to new tax measures, voters in Cherokee County rejected a proposal to impose a one percent sales tax to be used to roll back county property taxes. Cherokee voters rejected the measure, with 36 percent, or 32,150, voting in favor while 64 percent, or 56,190, voted against the first question. On the HOST's second question, 46 percent, or 40,344, approved the measure while 54 percent, or 46,830 voted to defeat it. The Homestead Option Sales Tax would have used revenue from the sales tax to reduce the county’s maintenance and operations portion of property taxes. It would not have applied to the school, fire district taxes and parks bond imposed by the county. Georgia law required two questions to be placed on …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voters across the county will consider a new sales tax, elect new state representatives and possibly put some new faces on the Holly Springs City Council.
UPDATE: 2:15 p.m.: Poll manager at the Dixie precinct (Woodstock High School) said turnout has been steady, with no more than a 5 minute wait! UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: Voters on Woodstock-Towne Lake's Facebook page indicate several reasons as to why the came out to vote: change in leadership, "4 more years" of President Barack Obama, the economy, jobs, immigration, the national budget, civic duty and "protecting our Amercian freedoms as outlined in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence." UPDATE 1:00 p.m.: First-time voter Jamie McCord of Woodstock said she was "excited" to cast her ballot in the presidential race at the Deer Run precinct, located at Towne Lake Community Church. Another male voter who lives in Woodstock, who did not …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
County Commissioner-Elect Brian Poole faces allegations that he is ineligible to take office.
The Cherokee County Board of Elections will hold a called meeting to review allegations that County Commissioner-elect Brian Poole is ineligible to take office. The meeting will take place today at 1 p.m. at the Albert Stone Elections Building at 400 East Main Street in downtown Canton. The residents contend Poole has not paid state and local sales taxes in the state of Alabama. Poole allegedly owes $38,599.09 in sales taxes in the neighboring state. The elections board will decide whether to move forward on charges brought forth by a group of unnamed residents who allege Poole is ineligible to take office. Canton Attorney Jeff Rusbridge, who is representing the citizens, on Friday sent a letter to Cherokee County Elections and Voter …
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