Early voting got underway Tuesday in Kingsland, Georgia, where voters are electing a mayor and three city council members as well as deciding two referendums that would affect future elections.
The first referendum asks voters to decide how many votes a candidate needs to win. Under the current plurality system, the candidate with the most votes wins.
But a proposed switch to a simple majority would mean a winning candidate would need 50 percent of the votes cast plus one more. Without a majority, the top-2 vote-getters would face each other in a runoff.
The second referendum would bring city elections in line with state and national calendars by moving them from odd to even-numbered years. The change could save the city an estimated $85,000 per off-year election.
Election Day is Nov. 3. A forum to meet the candidates and talk about the two referendums items is set for Tuesday evening at the Laurel Island Links Club House in Kingsland.
