Treutlen County to open only one polling place for July 15 PSC runoff
Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Soperton Elections Supervisor Keri Hedgecock has officially announced that Treutlen County would only open one polling place for the primary runoff election scheduled for July 15.
The Treutlen County Library, 585 Second Street in Soperton, will serve as the polling station.
The announcement stated that no other polling sites would be open for the run-off primary and that any voter who want to participate in it must cast their ballot at the designated polling station.
There is a runoff in the District 3 election for Georgia’s Public Service Commission on the ballot for July 15. The Commission establishes rates for natural gas and electricity throughout the state and oversees companies like Georgia Power. Voters in Treutlen County and throughout the state cast ballots in every race.
Early voting will take place at the Treutlen County Annex, located at 650 Second Street in Soperton, from July 7 to July 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Keisha Waites and Peter Hubbard will compete in the PSC Democratic runoff, and the victor will face incumbent Fitz Johnson in November.
After a federal lawsuit contested the statewide voting system, which the court determined diminished the impact of Black voters, Georgia’s PSC elections were previously postponed.The lawsuit resulted in modified term lengths for this year’s winners and temporarily stopped PSC voting throughout the state, even though the elections went on.
In the Republican primary for District 2, incumbent Tim Echols defeated Harlem opponent Lee Muns. The Public Service Commission has had Echols, a resident of Hoschton, since 2011. In November, he will go up against Savannah Democrat Alicia Johnson.
The Associated Press reported that Georgia Power’s costs were the main topic of discussion throughout the primaries. Higher natural gas prices, construction projects, including two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, and other factors have caused its customers’ bills to increase sixfold in recent years. With taxes included, the average Georgia Power residential customer now pays over $175 per month.
