Elections to be held Tuesday
Published 12:00 am Monday, May 23, 2016
LaGRANGE — Voting in the primary election will be held Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at polling places across Troup County.
Races on the ballot include candidates for U.S. Congress, Georgia General Assembly, Georgia Public Service Commissioner, countywide offices, judges and a referendum to continue the 1-percent educational special-propose, local-option sales tax.
Voters must choose between a Democratic, Republican or nonpartisan ballot. Electors may cast a ballot in a party race different from the one they cast in the presidential primary earlier this year. For example, if an elector voted for Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary earlier this year, he or she may still opt to cast a vote in the Republican race this cycle.
Registered voters may visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov to log in and view sample ballots prior to voting. Visitors will need to input their first initial, last name, county of voter registration and date of birth to log in. The MVP site also shows voters in which precinct they vote and precinct cards can be printed.
Because Troup County is split between three Georgia House of Representative districts and two different Georgia Senate districts, a resident of southern Troup County will have a slightly different ballot than a resident of northern Troup County. Voters should use the Secretary of State’s MVP site to find which district will be on their ballot.
For more information on the upcoming election, contact the Troup County elections office at 706-883-1745.