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Torpy at Large: Step up or shut up, DeKalb voters!
The candidates to represent southeast DeKalb on the county commission met Tuesday for a candidate forum at the Stonecrest Library. A special election will be held June 16. MARK NIESSE / MARK.NIESSE@AJC.COM
By Bill Torpy
June 10, 2015How, in nearly two weeks of voting, can only 150 people have showed up to cast ballots in the race to fill the District 5 seat on the DeKalb Commission?
It’s not like things are exactly copacetic in what I once called DePraved County (much to the displeasure of the fine folks who run it).
There are even a couple candidates in the race who have actually demonstrated a heart for stuff like, you know, good government and following the rules.
Want to know more about them? Just hop on over to MyAJC.com.
About the Author
Bill Torpy, who writes about metro Atlanta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined the newspaper in 1990.
