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Commissioners debate partisan balance on Cherokee County elections board as reappointments move forward

3409804 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Board discussed reappointments and the desired partisan composition of the County Board of Elections after receiving candidate lists from both parties; commissioners expressed competing views about whether the panel should mirror recent voter turnout or remain politically balanced to act as neutral referees.

Cherokee County commissioners debated whether the county’s Elections Board should be politically balanced to reflect neutrality or adjusted to more closely mirror recent voter turnout after the parties submitted candidate lists for upcoming vacancies.

County staff reported both parties had supplied five candidates each, including incumbents whose terms were expiring. Two current members — Julie Glade and John Wallace — told the board…

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