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On Saturday, June 25, a voter education event was held at Four Freedoms Park to give voters the opportunity to meet the local candidates. In the front row, pictured, from left to right, are: Cody Tuten, candidate for Clerk of Court, holding Madeline Tuten (daughter); Merv Mattair, candidate for County Commissioner District 1; Lisa Tuten, current and candidate for Tax Collector, holding Cecilia Tuten (granddaughter); Carol Gibson, candidate for School Board District 2; Gwendolyn Hubbard, candidate for Superintendent of Schools; Jeffery “Mr. V” Veilleux, candidate for Superintendent of Schools; Ben Killingsworth, candidate for Superintendent of Schools; Billy Washington, candidate for Clerk of Court; and Nancy Moral, candidate for County Commissioner District 5. In the second row, pictured from left to right, are: Reggie Daniels, candidate for School Board District 4; Tommy Hardee, current and candidate for Supervisor of Elections; Leigh Barfield, current and candidate for Property Appraiser; Kel Putnal, candidate for Clerk of Court; Renatta Parrish, candidate for Clerk of Court; and Ronnie Moore, current and candidate for County Commissioner District 3. In the third row, pictured from left to right, are: Alston Kelley, candidate for County Commissioner District 1; and Jada Williams, candidate for Supervisor of Elections. In the back is Kenny Hall, current and candidate for School Board District 2.
It has skipped no one’s attention that 2016 is an election year. With early voting starting on August 1 for the primary election and on October 11 for the general election, the time to decide whom to cast your ballot for in the upcoming election of local and national leaders is drawing to a rapid close.
To allow citizens of Madison County to get to know their local candidates better, a voter education event was held at Four Freedoms Park on Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m.
The event gave voters the opportunity to meet the Madison County election candidates or representatives. Information regarding the Madison County Supervisor of Elections office and the upcoming 2016 election was also provided. The day was proven to be very informative and hopefully enlightening to the citizens of Madison County.
The Madison County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sponsored the event.