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A Name Not On Oconee County Ballot On Tuesday Is Key Part Of Election

Melvin Davis’ name is not on the ballot on Tuesday, but he is very much a part of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners Republican primary runoff election.

Post 3 commissioner candidates Margaret Hale, the incumbent, and W.E. “Bubber” Wilkes, seeking to regain a spot on the Commission after a 10 year absence, have made the role of the Commission chairman a key issue in the campaign.

Hale has said that she wants to retain the current power-sharing arrangement with the chairman that has been in place since 2009.

Wilkes has said he wants to reverse those changes made by the four voting members of the BOC over the objections of Davis and go back to a system of a strong chairman, as was the case when he ended his 20-years on the Commission in 2004.

Voters will get to pick between those two positions when polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. The polls close at 7 p.m.

A sizeable number–1,592–already made their decisions during early voting, which ended on Friday.

For more on this story, go to Oconee County Observations.

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