Eddie Stinnett, Fort Oglethorpe CouncilmanPlease read the following messages:From Jim Bob and Michelle: Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the…
Posted by Duggar Family Official on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Fort Oglethorpe will hold a special election March 19, 2013, to fill the seat of Councilman Eddie Stinnett, who died Nov. 28 after a heart attack.
The election could cost about $10,000, including three weeks of early voting, officials said. Three paid election workers will staff the polls.
“You have to have it,” Election Superintendent Orma Luckey said after she presented a call for the special election at Monday night’s City Council meeting.
The City Charter states that an election shall be held if a council member dies with more than six months left to serve. With less than six months, the council simply can appoint a replacement, City Manager Ron Goulart said.