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Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Jackson County voters can cast their ballots in a variety of state and local races.
As of Monday, over 8,900 early ballots had been cast in-person. That’s a little over 19-percent of the registered voters in the county. Early voting continues this week through Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Ponchie Beck Election Center (441 Gordon St., Jefferson); Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building (5040 Hwy. 53, Braselton); and Commerce Parks and Recreation Center (204 Carson St., Commerce).
ELECTION DAY LOCATIONS
On Election Day, Nov. 6, voters will cast their ballots at the following polling sites from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
•Central Jackson — Hope Crossing Church, 2106 Old Pendergrass Rd., Jefferson.
•North Jackson — Mt. Olive Church, 190 Mt. Olive Church Rd., Commerce.
•South Jackson — The Church at Southside, 8144 Jefferson Rd., Athens.
•West Jackson — Northeast Church, 2001 Cherry Dr., Braselton.
Read what's on the ballot and see sample ballots in the Oct. 31 issue of The Jackson Herald.

Nearly all schools across Jackson County topped the state average on a school accountability measure.
The Georgia Department of Education released results for the 2018 College and Career Readiness Performance Index earlier this week.
Most schools in the county’s three districts fared better than the state, which had an overall score of 77.8 for elementary schools; 76.2 for middle schools; and 75.3 for high schools.
Those scoring below the state average for their grade clusters were:
•Elementary-age students who attend Commerce Middle School — 77.5
•Maysville Elementary School — 74.3
•East Jackson Middle School —72.5
•West Jackson Middle School —74.9
•Commerce High School — 75.2
See full school-wide results from the 2018 CCPRI in the Oct. 31 issue of The Jackson Herald.