Votes trickle in for low-turnout Georgia Public Service Commission primaries
Cobb County voter Barry Paulk stopped by the West Cobb Regional Library Tuesday afternoon to pick up a copy of “Election,” the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta.
When he walked through the front doors, a poll manager reminded him that there’s a Public Service Commission election going on right now and asked if he wanted to vote. Familiar with the commission’s regulatory duties and a recent court case challenging the method used to elect commissioners, he decided why not?
“I figured, well, I’m pretty happy with how things are now, so might as well vote for the incumbents,” Paulk said.
Paulk is one of a handful of early voters who have already cast their votes in the primary elections underway for a pair of Public Service Commission seats. For the first time since 2020, voters are electing representatives for both District 2 in the eastern part of the state and District 3 in metro Atlanta. All registered voters in Georgia are eligible to vote for each commissioner, no matter where they live.
https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/09/votes-trickle-in-for-low-turnout-georgia-public-service-commission-primaries/
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