Monticello Live

The county clerk’s office held a drawing for ballot positions, at the courthouse.

Most of the candidates were present for the event.

Here are the results.

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I, Sheena Garrard, am officially announcing my candidacy for Monticello City Council, Ward 1 Position 1.

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Congratulations to Quincy Ross, the new Circuit Judge for the 10th judicial district.

Ross defeated James Hamilton, of Hamburg and Crossett, by a districtwide vote of 1722/1277, Tuesday night.

With all precincts reporting,  here are the final, unofficial totals from the local Drew County elections.

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 Today is election day.   Vote in your usual pre-sinks, before 7:30 pm.

Changes to remember include Ward 1 is now voting at Ethel Hawkins center at Holmes Chapel on 278 East and Collins is now voting at Enon Baptist Church.

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The Judicial Crisis League is using video content from a recent MonticelloLive post, in their attack ads on Judge Kenneth Hickson, a candidate for Arkansas Supreme Court justice.

So much for the folks that “judge the judges”, using good judgment.

US Representative candidate Randy Caldwell has been campaigning across the district, including multiple stops in Monticello.

Caldwell is shown here visiting with one of several residents who attended a local meeting, recently.

To learn more about Caldwell’s platform, watch the video of his tea party presentation, last week.

He is seeking the position currently held by Bruce Westerman  in Congress.

Democratic candidate for governor, Jared Henderson, held an informal meet & greet, Monday, at Panorama restaurant.

Henderson gave a short presentation, before visiting with individual voters. Topics of discussion and questions, included business, education, higher education, the state Supreme Court & dark money and regional boundaries,

With 2 1/2 days left to file as a non-partisan candidate for any city office, including mayor, alderman, city attorney and clerk, most candidates seem to be waiting til the last day to file.

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Circuit Judge candidate Quincy Ross has been reported to the Drew County election commission for improper conduct (electioneering) in the Drew County Courthouse clubroom early voting precinct.

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Jonathan Schell has announced his candidacy for the City Council, ward 4 seat 1. (more…)

These videos were recorded Thursday evening, by ML staff, in an event sponsored by the Lake Village Chamber of Commerce.

Both candidates are introduced in the first video. The next two videos discuss different opinions about the purpose of the sub-districts creation. The candidates discuss their experience in the final video.

This is the only advertised speaking forum for the candidates for 10th judicial district circuit judge, which includes Drew County.

Gary Lucas is running for school board member at Drew Central.

Please support him by going out and voting for him on May 22, 2018.

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Enon Baptist Church

At a recent meeting of the Drew County election commission, it was decided to move the Collins voting precinct from Collins Baptist Church to Enon Baptist Church, due to a complaint lodged by the ADA DRA over disability access, at Collins Baptist. (more…)