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    The election staff is on duty and can be reached by phone as the district offices will remain closed until Friday

    Idris Bevan Posted on

    Monday, Oct. 7, is the deadline for Georgia residents to register to vote — if they are not already registered — or update voter information ahead of the Nov. 5 general election. But after the week-long closure of Bulloch County administrative offices as a result of Hurricane Helene, Monday is also the first day the county elections office is scheduled to open.

    However, a call late Wednesday morning to the Board of Elections and Registration at 912-764-6502 was immediately returned. Elections director Shontay Jones said that although the doors to the office were locked, staff opened the door to a few people who knocked to register voters.

    She urged voters to call first, but said the office should also be available by phone on Thursday and Friday.

    A limited number of staff will be on site to prepare mail-in ballots for mailing, as Monday is also the first day election officials can legally mail them, and the Bulloch County office has already received nearly 1,000 mail-in ballot applications.

    “We deal with constituents calling us, and we have an opt-out feature if they need to knock on our door,” Jones said. “We actually served several voters this morning. The thing for us was that we knew some voters don’t have power, other offices are closed, and we have a deadline of Monday to start casting mail-in ballots, so we felt like we had to go ahead and intervene .”

    But the internet connection to the office remained “a little shaky” on Wednesday and she thought it wasn’t safe for the office to actually open while the other offices were closed, she added.

    On Monday, Oct. 7, the Bulloch County Board of Elections and Registration office at the County Annex, 113 N. Main St., Suite 201, Statesboro, is expected to be open regular hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., as are the remaining county offices . Would-be voters who reside in Bulloch County will then have until close of business to register in person or update their registration, such as for address changes.

    Georgia residents can also check their registration and register to vote or update their registration online at the statewide My Voter page https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. 7.

    The deadline for requesting a postal vote is October 25th. The first day of the three-week early in-person voting opportunity is Tuesday, October 15th.

    Helene announcement from the district

    In an email sent to the media on Tuesday afternoon, October 7, Dal Cannady, communications director for the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners, confirmed that the commissioners’ regular 5:30 p.m. meeting was canceled that day , and announced that county administrative offices would remain closed throughout the week.

    The press release, titled “Update: Closings and Cancellations Below,” began with the following statement.

    “Although progress has been made in restoration efforts, the county still faces several challenges. Many roads are still blocked by debris, downed power lines and broken traffic lights, especially in rural areas. Approximately 88% of rural electric utilities are still not functioning and numerous small water systems and private wells are out of service due to the power outages.

    “Waste management centers are inundated with debris and food waste and several county buildings and properties have been damaged, impacting working conditions. Communications and computer systems at county facilities remain unreliable. In order to complete the assessment and repair of the damage and before operations can fully resume, below is a list of closures and cancellations for the remainder of the week.”

    Administrative Offices – Closed

    “We plan to reopen on Monday, October 7th at 8 a.m.,” the statement said. “The closure does not apply to public safety, public works and similar essential services.”

    Commission meetings – cancelled

    The Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting scheduled for October 1 at 5:30 p.m. has been canceled and will be rescheduled and announced at a later date.

    The special meeting of the Board of Commissioners scheduled for Thursday, October 3 at 5:30 p.m. is canceled and will be rescheduled and announced at a later date.

    Also hearings of the Equalization Committee

    Tax complaint The hearings scheduled for September 30, October 1 and October 2 will be postponed and announced

    at a later time.

    “Please note that court closures may be subject to court orders or other orders from elected officials,” the notice states at the end.

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