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The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections, pictured here at the December meeting, is in a legal battle with the mayor and county commission over who has the authority to select the elections supervisor.

Ga. Senate bill gives Macon-Bibb clear control to select elections supervisor

Board of Elections sued mayor and commissioners to retain sole authority to nominate job candidate after Mayor Lester Miller planned to appoint selection committee
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 24, 2023
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will hold early voting at two locations Nov. 28-Dec. 2 for the runoffs for U.S. Senate and Macon Water Authority District 2.

Saturday voting for Macon-Bibb, but limited early polling sites

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections voted 3-2 to hold early voting Sat. Nov. 26 at the Pio Nono office
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 22, 2022
Macon-Bibb County elections officer Tom Gillon, center, demonstrates how to operate voting machines at the board of elections office in this file photo. Gillon is the interim elections supervisor following Jeanetta Watson's retirement.

Elections board nominates new supervisor while attorney asks judge to block mayor’s selection committee

Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections also approves Sunday voting in advance of the November election, warns the results could be thrown out if Mayor Lester Miller and county commission appoint new leader without input
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 16, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Board of elections held a called meeting Tuesday and reluctantly agreed to participate on mayor's committee to help select new supervisor.

Board of Elections members bristle over Mayor’s plan for a search committee

Mayor Lester Miller forms committee to choose elections supervisor after rejecting the Board of Election's candidate
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 16, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Commission voted against adding consideration of the Board of Elections supervisor candidate to Tuesday's committee agenda.

‘Just a mess,’ elections board member says as Macon-Bibb reopens search for supervisor

Commission rejected putting consideration of Board of Elections’ sole candidate on committee agenda
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 11, 2022
Macon-Bibb County elections officer Tom Gillon, center, demonstrates how to operate voting machines at the board of elections office in this file photo. Gillon is the interim elections supervisor following Jeanetta Watson's retirement.

Interim Macon-Bibb County elections supervisor named

Bibb County's first Black elections supervisor, Jeanetta Watson, resigned effective Jan. 21.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 21, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson, center, poses with the Phoenix Award during the Georgia  Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials conference last summer.

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor’s resignation cites stress, workload, new election laws

Jeanetta Watson, who resigned effective Jan. 21, led the Board of Elections since 2012 after joining the office in 2007.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 10, 2022
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