Several Incumbents Have Not Qualified as of Monday
Probate Judge Cornett, Clerk of Court Dwight Wood, Tax Commissioner Keith Echols, Coroner Marion Merk, Surveyor Chris Patton and School Board Member Craig Herrington have not yet qualified to run for re-election. Remember that the qualification period ends on NOON on Friday, May 2, 2008. All qualified candidates must bring certified funds or cash (exact amount)...
State Delegation Qualifies without Opposition
The entire state delegation for Hall County has qualified in Atlanta and (so far) they do not have any opposition. Congratulations to them all for getting the paperwork done early.
Keith Echols to Qualify Tuesday
Keith dropped by today to qualify to run for re-election as Tax Commissioner this afternoon, but a technicality about the check will make him come back tomorrow to finish the qualifications.
Bob Vass’ Visit
Long-time Democratic Sheriff Bob Vass stopped by the Republican qualification office to talk politics this afternoon. I’m hopeful that Bob will join the Hall County GOP. Click here to print the application if you would like to join The Party too!
Craig Herrington to Qualify for School Board
Craig Herrington came by the office right after Nath Morris today to pick up the form to qualify for re-election as Post 3 of the School Board. Craig is the incumbent and a current member of the Hall County GOP.
Tom Oliver Qualifies for Chairman
Tom Oliver, the incumbent Chairman of the Hall County Commission completed the necessary requirement to run for reelection at 1:42 this afternoon. Tom is a member of the Hall County Republican Party and spoke recently at the Conservative Forum in his State-of-the-County Address.
Some Judges Exempt from Qualifying This Week
In Hall County, the Magistrate Judge and the Probate Judge must declare their party affiliation–Republican or something else–before they can run for office. Superior Court and State Court Judges are exempt from that declaration. The Hall GOP feels that ALL elected officials should have to declare their party affiliation. If it is good enough for Magistrate and...
Nath Morris Qualifies for School Board 4:00 PM
Nath Morris(School Board Post 4) just called to verify procedures for qualifying to run for re-election at 11:35 this morning. He said he plans to pick up the forms sometime today. I expect he will qualify before the deadline. Nath is current member of the Hall County Republican Party. Update: Nath dropped by the office...
Baker or Wood or Both to Run for Clerk?
Charles Baker (Chief Deputy Clerk of Court) just picked up two qualifying forms for Hall County Clerk of Court at 11:00 AM–one for him and one for Dwight Wood. Dwight Wood, the incumbent, is under fire for recent revelations that he personally pocketed over $88,000 in passport fees in addition to his salary. The County...
Republican Qualifications (First 2 Hours)
The following candidates have qualified to run as Republicans in Hall County as of 10:53 this morning (in the order that they appeared to qualify): Larry Baldwin – Solicitor General (Incumbent) Steve Cronic – Sheriff (Incumbent) Billy Powell – County Commission Post 2 (Incumbent) JC Smith – Clerk of Court Margaret Gregory – Magistrate Judge...
ProAmerica!
Congratulations to BioCrow Enterprises, LLC from Gainesville, Georgia whichis the first firm from Gainesville to register as a ProAmerica Company. ProAmerica Companies take a pledge to never knowingly hire a worker who is not legally allowed to work in the United States (www.proamericacompanies.com/oath.html). BioCrow Enterprises (www.biocrow.com/) is a transcription service located in Gainesville, Georgia. Wouldn’t it be...
Ronald Regan 10/27/64
By Ronald Regan “If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the...