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Early Voting Begins In Kingsland, Georgia

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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.

Cyd Hoskinson began working at WJCT on Valentine’s Day 2011.