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Qualifying set for Woodstock special election

By Mark Woolsey
Jan 13, 2015

Qualifying is set to begin Wednesday for Woodstock’s special municipal election on March 17. Voters will fill the unexpired term of Ward 6 council member Tessa Basford, who passed away in early October.

Interested candidates can qualify 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday at the city clerk’s office in the Woodstock City Annex, 12453 Ga. 92.

The winner will serve through Dec. 31. The regular election for Wards 6, 4, and 2 is set for Nov. 3, with the winners serving 4-year terms.

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