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Oconee County Could Have Big Changes In Its Government by End of Day Tuesday

Tuesday's election has the potential to alter political life in Oconee County on a number of dimensions.

Oconee County voters could go to bed Tuesday night having elected a new sheriff, a majority female Board of Commissioners and a new chairman, a Board of Education chairman who knows the schools but has never been on the Board itself, a tax commissioner with legal experience but no experience in the tax commissioner office, and a woman to represent part of the county in the General Assembly.

And they could have added an additional 1 percent sales tax to the 7 percent sales tax they already pay as part of a proposal to improve regional transportation, including interchanges on SR 316.

already have cast their ballots, mostly in the Republican primary, where all the competition exists.

Those who haven’t certainly have motivation to turn out between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday to bring about change, mitigate change, or prevent it.

Clearly Tuesday’s election has the potential to alter political life in Oconee County.

For a brief election summary before the final vote, go to Oconee County Observations

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