Early voting beings today for Georgia’s two runoff elections.

For Secretary of State, voters will pick between Brad Raffensperger (R) and John Barrow (D) for Secretary of State. Raffensperger is a former state representative and John’s Creek City Councilman, and Barrow is a former U.S. Representative.

The runoff was triggered because neither major party candidate received 50% of the vote in the November General Election, with Raffensberger leading Barrow by just over 16,000 votes (%0.4). This occurred largely because Libertarian candidate Smythe Duvall received a larger portion enough portion of votes. Duvall, not qualifying for the runoff with just over 2% of the total vote, has endorsed Barrow in the runoff election; Duvall said that Barrow’s views on needed reforms in the Secretary of State’s office line up closely with his own .

The race for Public Service Commissioner is down to incumbent Public Service Commissioner Chuck Eaton (R) and Lindy Miller (D).

The Chattooga County Registrar Office will open on Monday, the first day of Early Voting. Advanced voting will continue through November 30th. The Registrar Office is located at 10017 Commerce Street, just south of the Chattooga County Courthouse.

Be sure to bring a picture ID when you come to vote.

The official runoff election will be held on December 4th.