It is that time of year when politicians are declaring their intentions for varied offices throughout the City of Blue Ridge and Fannin County.

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     March 24 is the Presidential Preference Elections whereby citizens will vote on their preferred Party choice – Republican, Democrat, Independent.

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     The Georgia General Primary Election will be for all local offices such as Fannin County Commissioner, Fannin County Coroner, Fannin County Sheriff, etc. There will be other offices on the ballot as well.

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     Early voting will be from April 28th to May 15, 2020.

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     Referencing https://www.fannincountyga.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Elections-VoterIDcard.pdf.

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     Georgia ID Card For Voting Purposes Only In Georgia, voters are required to present photo identification at their polling place prior to casting their ballot.

Proper identification shall consist of any one of the following:

         • GA driver's license

         • Valid ID card by any state or U.S. with photo

         • Valid U.S. passport

         • Valid Government employee photo ID

         • Valid U.S. military ID card with photo

         • Valid tribal ID card with photo

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     If you do not have one of the above forms of photo identification, you are eligible to receive a free Georgia ID card for Voting Purposes ONLY.

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     The free GA ID cards for Voting Purposes ONLY are issued in the Voter Registrar's office.

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     Please call us at 706-632-7740 for more information, or to schedule an appointment. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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     For information on other ID cards available in Georgia please visit the GA Department of Driver Services website at www.dds.ga.gov.

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Citing the website https://www.fannincountyga.com/board-of-elections/, these are the voting precints:

• COLWELL – 4793 Hwy 2 Blue Ridge, GA. — Fire Station 6

• FAIRPLAY– 6161 Murphy Hwy Mineral Bluff, GA. — Fire Station 10

• FLINTHILL– 221 School House Rd. Epworth, GA. — Community Building

• HEMPTOWN – 13320 Appalachian Hwy Morganton, GA. — Fire Station 8

• HOTHOUSE – 860 Salem Rd. Mineral Bluff, GA. — Fire Station 14

• MINERAL BLUFF – 8578 Lakewood Hwy Mineral Bluff, GA. — Fire Station 2

• MOBILE – 4772 Mobile Rd. Blue Ridge, GA. — House

• MORGANTON – 44 Lake Dr. Morganton, GA. — Community Room

• NOONTOOTLA – 12520 Aska Rd. Blue Ridge, GA. — Fire Station 3

• SKENIAH – 27298 Morganton Hwy (GA 60 South) Suches, GA. — Fire Station 9

• SUGAR CREEK – 58 March Ln. Blue Ridge, GA. — Fire Station 12

• TOCCOA – 440 West 1st St. Blue Ridge, GA. — Senior Center