Chattooga County School Supt. Jared Hosmer says that several have applied for the open seat on the Chattooga Board of Education.

Chattooga County’s Board of Education is elected “at-large” by county voters; unlike other counties in Georgia where only the voters living in that particular district get to vote on the members.  Even though school board members are voted on by everyone in the county, they still must reside in the district they represent.

The school districts are set by the state legislature, based on population.

Supt. Hosmer told WZQZ News on Wednesday that he will first verify the addresses of the people applying for the seat by looking at the map you see above.  If there is a question, he then gets with the Transportation Director to help verify and will, if necessary, go to the person’s address to verify their exact location.

As of Wednesday, four people had applied for the position and Supt. Hosmer said that he has verified that all four of the potential board members who had applied so far do live in the Lyerly District.