Quarterly Newsletter June 2015 Putnam County Elections Office A Note From The Desk Of Charles Overturf, I want to thank all of our election workers for the great job you did during our special elections. It shows your professionalism and that all of you truly care! I also want to thank the voters of Putnam County for participating in the process by casting their votes. All of our efforts together make Putnam County one of the best places to vote in the State. As we approach the time many take vacations, I hope everyone will have a wonderful and safe summer. Sincerely, Charles Putnam County Voter Registration Statistics As of May 27, 2015 Democrats: 21,597 Republicans: 15,142 Other: 8,921 Total: 45,657
2015 Special General Election Official Results Total Registered Voters: 45,821 Ballots Cast: 6,847 State Senator District 6 Voter Turnout: 14.94% Choice Election Day Vote By Mail Early Votes Provisional Total Votes Percentage Travis Hutson 1,851 1,887 999 4 4,741 70.34% David Cox 678 940 381 0 1,999 29.66% 1 % Sales Tax Referendum (Better Place Plan) Choice Election Day Vote By Mail Early Votes Provisional Total Votes Percentage YES 1,339 1,695 891 3 3,928 58.06% NO 1,218 1,119 499 1 2,837 41.94% 2015 Student Picture Contest Winners Congratulations to our Winners: Artemis Elise Eidson - James A. Long Elem. Kindra Carter - Hillcrest Academy Sarahann Josiah - Crescent City Jr/Sr High C.J. Prescott - Peniel Baptist Academy Over 750 Putnam County students participated in this year s annual student picture contest. Student elections were conducted at 14 local schools. The student s pictures were voted on by their peers. The winners from each school (27 total) were sent to the fair and voted on again by fair-goers. Over 1,100 ballots were cast at the fair. Artemis Eidson, Kindra Carter, Sarahann Josiah and C.J. Prescott all won 1st place at the fair in their grade level division. These winners were awarded a $200 cash prize and their artwork will be permanently displayed in the early voting room. Please remember to check out all of the student s artwork that decorates the early voting room next time you early vote. Pictured from L-R 1st Row - Kindra Carter and Artemis Eidson, 2nd row, Sarahann Josiah, Charles Overturf and C.J. Prescott
Important Upcoming Dates JUNE 14th - FLAG DAY JUNE 21st - FATHER S DAY JULY 4th - INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 6th - SOE OFFICE CLOSED Are You A Candidate in the 2016 Election??? Candidates who will be running in the 2016 election cycle must be registered in the political party in which they will be running for by June 21st, 2015. 2016 election dates BOOK CLOSING March 15th Presidential Preference Primary August 30th Primary Election DATES Pres. Pref. Primary February 16th Primary Election August 1st November 8th General Election General Election October 11th
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Question and answer: 1. How many people signed the Declaration of Independence? 2. What is the name of the National Anthem? 3. Why were the stars in a circle on the first flag? 4. How tall is the Statue of liberty? Multiple Choice: 5. How many stripes are on the American Flag? A) 20 B) 13 C) 7 D) 18 6. In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed? A) Washington D.C. B) Chicago, IL C) Philadelphia, PA D) Boston, MA 7. Whose signature is the largest on the Declaration of Independence? A) John Adams B) Benjamin Franklin C) Button Gwinnett D) John Hancock True or False: 8. The Liberty Bell still rings today. 9. France gave us the Statue of Liberty. 10. There are 50 stars on the American Flag today. 11. Betty Ross wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. 12. Our national bird is the bald eagle. Answers found on next page
TRIVIA ANSWERS 1.) 56 people signed the Declaration of Independence. 2.) Star Spangled Banner is the name of our National Anthem. 3.) The stars were in a circle on the first American flag to show that all the colonies were equal. 4.) The Statue of Liberty is 151 feet tall. The statues full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. The robed female figure represents Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom. 5.) There are 13 stripes on the flag, representing the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. 6.) The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, PA in 1776. 7.) John Hancock s signature was the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence. 8.) False. The Liberty bell rang from 1778 to 1835, when it cracked. 9.) True. France gave us the Statue of Liberty in 1886. 10.) True. There are 50 stars on the flag today representing the 50 states. Nicknames for the flag include stars and stripes, old glory and the star spangled banner. 11.) False. Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. Betsy Ross sewed the first official American flag. 12.) True. The bald eagle became our national bird in 1782. Did You Know??? July is National Hot Dog month. It is estimated that Americans will eat over 155 million hot dogs over the 4th of July weekend.