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Due to repeated crashes with the ballot computing software, Drew County Clerk Lyna Gulledge has announced the REVISED, UNOFFICIAL totals for Tuesday night’s Drew County Election Results.
It appears that all candidates leading in there respective races are still in the lead (except for the Marion Township race), just with different totals.

Today is Election Day.
Vote at your regular polling places, and see the election results tonight, here on MonticelloLive.com

The local NAACP Chapter hosted a “Meet the Candidates” program Thursday night, with most of the local political candidates attending.

Circuit Judge Candidates Sara Hartness, Andrew Best, and Kenny Johnson were present and each presented their credentials.

Comments made by Kenneth Trotter, Jimmy Potter, and Renee Knowles at the Meet the Candiates program, last Thursday, by the local NAACP chapter.

Here are the comments made by City Council candidates Thursday night at the NAACP Meet the Candidates Event.

Joe Burgess is seeking the position of Constable of Marion Township (Monticello and the surrounding area) currently held by Raymond Chisom.

Brenda Binns did an excellent job moderating the event, explaining that she was “new to politics”. 
She told about the NAACP’s 2008 Voter Empowerment Campaign, which includes: Voter Registration, Voter Education, and Get Out & Vote.
The program’s question and answer time brought several questions, most of which were aimed toward the current City Council members.

 
Veronica Stevens, of Ward 2, is shown casting her Early Vote Ballot, Friday, in the Club Room, on the bottom floor of the Courthouse.
As of Friday afternoon, 408 early votes had been cast, with most of those voters not having to wait in line.
Monday is the last day to vote early, so come in at [...]

Raymond Hubbard has announced that he is seeking re-election to another term on the Monticello City Council, representing Ward 3, Position 1.
Hubbard has 21 years experience on the council, as well as 40 years experience as a business manager. Hubbard also has 26 years experience as the emergency management coordinator for Drew County.
In his tenure, Hubbard [...]

Here are the Ballot Positions as determined by the drawing held recently at the Courthouse Club Room.
Circuit Judge, District 10, Position 2-Non-Partisan Election
1.   Kenny Johnson
2.   Sara M. Hartness
3.   Andrew Walter Best
The Following are all Democratic Primaries.
JP District 6
1.   Kenneth Trotter
2.   Dale Avery
JP District 8
1.   Jimmy Potter
2.   Randy King
JP District 9
1.   Rene Knowles
2.   Barbara McLemore
Constable, Marion [...]

John Thompson, longtime Justice of the Peace for Drew County told MonticelloLive during an interview after the Quorum Court meeting that his reason for withdrawing from the upcoming race was simply that Thompson felt that “after 16 years, since someone was running for the spot, that they should have the chance to serve the Drew [...]

Orlando, a Home mortgage consultant for over six years and is now with Wells
Fargo, is a graduate of the

Monticello
School system.
Orlando has over twenty years of marketing and promotions experience and with that experience has learned the importance of service to the community. 

Monticello Alderwoman Sherrie Gillespie will be a candidate for re-election to a sixth term representing Ward 1, Position 1, on the Monticello City Council. Gillespie is a lifelong resident of Monticello and a 34-year employee of AT&T and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
She and her husband, Shay, have been married for 26 years. The Gillespies have [...]

According to Lyna Gulledge, Drew County Quorum Court Member John Thompson has withdrawm from his re-election bid for the Quorum Court.
Thompson was being challenged by Orlando Jones, a Home Mortgage Loan Officer at Wells-Fargo.  Jones will now be unopposed for the seat formerly held by Thompson.
Thompson filed just before the filing deadline Monday, and then [...]

Charles Davis has announced his candidacy for City Council Alderman in Ward 4 Position 2.  
Davis is a lifelong resident of Monticello. Davis graduated from Monticello High School and is a graduate from the University of Arkansas Monticello. Davis recently retired as an accountant for 20 years from Bemis Company in Crossett.
Davis also served as a [...]

Political candidates last chance to file to run for office ended at noon today.
52 have filed to run in the May Democratic Primary Elections.  (Independent and Non-partisan will actually be on the November ballot.)
Today’s filings include:

DREW COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
210 SOUTH MAIN
MONTICELLO, AR  71655
 
BALLOT POSITION DRAWING
THERE WILL BE AN ELECTION COMMISSION MEETING IN THE CLUB ROOM IN THE DREW COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT 9:00  A.M. ON MARCH 12, 2008 TO DRAW THE POSITION FOR YOUR NAME TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.  IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND, YOU MAY HAVE SOMEONE [...]

Stephanie Hill has announced her candidacy for Monticello City Council Alderman in Ward 3, Position 1, in the upcoming 2008 Democratic Primary Election that will be held on May 20th. 
Stephanie, a native of South Arkansas, graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello and has made Monticello her hometown for the past 18 years. 
Stephanie has [...]

Joe Burgess has announced his intentions to run for election to the position of Constable of Marion Township, which includes Monticello and the surrounding area, inside of Drew County.
Burgess is a life-long resident of South Arkansas, and a 17 year resident of Monticello.
Burgess is owner of, and reporter for MonticelloLive.com, and has spent 12 years in the fields [...]

Andrea Jo Chambers is announcing her candidacy for City Council Alderman in Ward 2, Position 1.  
Andrea Jo is a lifelong resident of Monticello. She graduated from Monticello High School, and is an honor graduate from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. 
Andrea Jo is currently serving her second year as Secretary/Treasurer on the Monticello Youth Soccer [...]