Oconee County, GA Politics

Watkinsville deserves a Mayor who knows the issues, who knows what has been done, and knows yet what needs to be done.  Please give me the chance to prove it to you with your ultimate seal of approval by voting for Matthews for Mayor Tuesday or before. I love campaigning because I enjoy conversing with the voters about the issues, and learn more from the voters every day. Watkinsville will have a new mayor and to me, it is is a question of vision for the future or glimpses of the past. It is about knowledge of what the current council has been doing, how they have been doing it, and what they have yet to get done. It is about respecting the decisions of the city council even they disagree with the wishes of the candidates for Mayor. It is about walking the streets, riding on bikes, finding the cracks in the curbs and infrastructure, and knowing the lay of the land. I have worked to keep Watkinsville clean and beautiful, picking up road debris around the intersection of Main Str...

Thank you RJ Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Subject: Early VOTE: Clarke, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe Early voting is now underway to elect Dan Matthews as your next House Representative. Please vote early! Make your voice heard and let's send a Democrat to the Gold Dome! Clarke Elections Office, 155 E. Washington St. Athens. 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri through July 15 Morgan Elections Office, 434 Hancock St. Madison. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri through July 15 ...

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This is my interview Tuesday on Tim Bryant's show on NewsTalk 1340 WGAU AM in Athens, Georgia. newsmakers_withtim_bryant_101165111.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

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....or University of Oconee, or otherwise sever ties with the Hall County campus as quickly as possible and offer as many four year degrees that the University of Georgia does not. Go for the specialty degrees like Hospital Management and other areas not currently offered in Athens. Expand the campus across the street if you must, but at least have a decent array of collegiate degrees. Dr. Penny Mills   Dr. Margaret Venable ( t hanks Steve Smith ) and the fine folks on Bishop Farms Parkway have done an outstanding job under constantly overcrowded circumstances, and they deserve their own branding and identity. This would be another of my top priorities upon taking office at the House of Representatives for the 113th House District. I would also work together with the DOT and Oconee County to make sure the rear access to campus is done as seamlessly as possible, and I would work as a liaison between the City of Watkinsville and the DOT to make sure there is a transfer of prop...

Go vote, please? Woven brightly,  Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Early Voting for the Runoff Elections Message body Dear Friend, You may not have heard, but there are several Georgia races still being decided. Many promising candidates are vying for local mayoral and council races , while we have statewide seats on the Georgia Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals to be determined. Early voting has started. Make your voice is heard in this election! Click here to find out your polling location and to view a sample ballot for your area . Remember to bring one of the following: A Georgia driver's license, even if expired. Any valid state or federal gove...

Please vote soon and early Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. From: info@barackobama.com Subject: Vote early in Georgia Message body Here in Georgia, every day is Election Day through November 2nd, because early voting has begun. Right now, supporters like you are casting their ballots in Baldwin -- will you join them? With so much at stake, we're expecting high turnout this year. All you need to do is cast an early voting ballot at your local county location, and no excuse is needed to vote early. For more information about early voting, including locations and hours of early voting places, go here: http://ga.barackobama.com/GeorgiaVotesEarly Casting your ballot is the only way to ensure that we can keep building on the accomplishments of the past 20 months. And early voting in Georgia is an easy process -- all you have to do is present a valid state or federal government-issued photo ID at your early voting place any weekday from now through Fr...

In a post I totally stole from Jay Hanley's article in the Oconee Enterprise, early voting started for the municipal elections in North High Shoals and Bogart. The following sentences were lifted directly from his article, and I hope I have not violated the ethics of the interwebs. I give all credit and attribution to Jay, Maridee, Miss Vinnie, and the Oconee Enterprise newspaper Voters are deciding two contested council posts: Post 3, which is a vacant seat and Post 4, which is held by Fred Johnson, who is not running for re-election. Candidates for the Post 3 seat are David Lawrence and Scott A. Wilson. Post 4 candidates include Stephen J. Arnold and Sarah G. Donegan. The top two vote-getters among four candidates: John Larkin, Pam McNair, Weyman Steed and incumbent Michael Ward will take the seats, which have a term of four years.  

Please vote for Jim Martin for US Senate, Jim Powell for Georgia Public Service Commission and Sara Doyle for Court of Appeals. The advance voting in Oconee is next to the Courthouse in the Board of Elections building, just south of the Courthouse in what used to be the Planning Department. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. To: oconee@yahoogroups.com From: goodroel@bellsouth.net Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:24:08 +0000 Subject: [oconee] Re: Early voting started today in Oconee Thanks Carl! For Oconee-ians(?!) who have friends in Athens (and you know who you are! ) please let them know, early voting in A-C started today and will continue week daily  through the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  Location is the County Board of Elections office, 155 E. Washington Street, 706-613-7075.  Hours are also 8am - 5pm. Thanks. Liz Goodroe -------------- Original message from Carl McGrath <carlmcgrath@yahoo.com>: --------------   Early voting for...

Just another reminder about alternative to the Board of Election HQ for advance voters in Oconee County. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:21:44 -0400 To: danmatt@hotmail.com From: Georgia@BarackObama.com Subject: Vote early in Georgia Obama '08 Dear Dan, From now until October 31st, it's already Election Day in Georgia. That's because Georgia has Advanced Voting -- a crucial part of the Campaign for Change's election strategy for winning the Peach State. Our records show that this is the closest Advanced Vote location in your county: Oconee Civic Center Oconee Civic Center Watkinsville, GA Open From October 27th through October 31st, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. You can also vote at any other Advanced Vote location in your county. You can check if there's another location that would be easier for you. Advanced Voting is easy, safe, and convenient, and it lets the campaign better devote energ...

I was about the 20th person to vote yesterday at the Watkinsville Community Center in the lone contested municipal election in the race between incumbent local car wash co-owner and former police officer/code enforcement officer Joe Walter and challenger Luke Bishop. Once again I voted for Joe Walter without hesitation, and I would suggest Mr. Bishop best set his sights on the Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners in his next attempt at political office, if he is so moved. Current city council members Samantha Purcell and Mike Link are also on the ballot unopposed. You can get in and out of there in about five minutes top. This is the second time I had to advance vote in two different places in one election (in separate races obviously) but it went smoothly and quickly and I give high marks to the wonderful people at the Watkinsville City Hall and Community Center for effectively making it easier to vote in advance of the November 4th general election.

I voted this morning and strongly urge you to do so as well, taking full advantage of the early voting period here in Oconee County. This is the location next to the courthouse in downtown Watkinsville, and there is a new location to vote early at the Oconee County Civic Center on Hog Mountain Road/State Route 53. The early voting period ends Friday afternoon with no early voting Monday followed by the traditional Tuesday election day at the various polling places scattered across the county.

Today Monday, June 16, 2008 is the last day to be registered to vote and then be able to vote in the Georgia Democratic or Republican primaries a month from tomorrow. Here is some interesting information and links sent to me on Facebook I believe (I used the Secretary of State link to make sure my dad had not been purged from the rolls): n order to vote in the July 15th Democratic (or Republican) Primary you must be registered to vote by Monday, June 16th. Check your registration online here : http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/polllocator/ Not registered? Need to change your address? No problem... Use our online voter registration application to fill out your form - http://www.registrationbyworkingassets.com/register/?api_key=tRhox1L4JG3wm2bipYNJH4tqkfc Just fill it out, print, sign and mail in! That easy. Make sure you take your Photo ID with you to vote if you're voting in person on July 15th. Voting ID info here - http://sos.georgia.gov/gaphotoid/default.htm Absentee Voting Inf...