UPDATE:  A bit more detail.  If you know where to look on the state’s website you can find more detailed info on the vote.

Absentee by Mail Votes

2 – Coleson

2 – Drake

Advance in Person

10 – Coleson

5 – Drake

Clairemont East

234 – Coleson

186 – Drake

Clairemont West

159 – Coleson

169 – Drake

Glenwood

53 – Coleson

100 – Drake

Ponce de Leon

67 – Coleson

77 – Drake

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Wow.  Georgia’s Election Results website shows that Scott Drake beat Greg Coleson by just 14 votes to take Bill Floyd’s seat on the Decatur City Commission, with a final tally of 539 to 525.  That means that Drake received 50.66% of the vote to Coleson’s 49.34%.

The seat’s term runs through 2015.

Today’s the day to cast your vote in the special election to fill Bill Floyd’s vacant seat on the Decatur City Commission.  Two Decatur residents, Greg Coleson and Scott Drake, are up on the ballot.  Use this open thread to report issues at your polling precincts, any wait times to vote, or just complement your polling station volunteers!

If you still don’t know where you need to vote, you can access the State’s voter webpage to pull up the address of your assigned precinct.  Happy voting Decatur!

Scott Drake’s campaign just sent out the following announcement…

Former Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd announces his support for Scott Drake for City Commission in the upcoming Special Election. “I have worked with Scott for the past 15 years. Scott is committed to Decatur and its neighborhoods. Scott has the experience and vision our community needs to take advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges that we will face as we move forward,” said Bill Floyd in his endorsement. Mr. Floyd resigned from the City Commission in January 2013. “Mr. Floyd’s approach, personality, actions, and service have shaped our city and we owe him a great deal of gratitude for his service. I am excited to have the endorsement of former Mayor Floyd and, if elected, I look forward to working with him, the current Mayor and Commissioners, our great City staff, and my neighbors,” said Scott Drake.

Organizers of the Decatur District 1 Candidates Forum are seeking questions to pose to and topics of conversation to discuss with Greg Coleson and Scott Drake at this Saturday’s Forum and Meet & Greet.  You can post your questions/topics below or email them to [email protected]

What would you like to hear discussed?

Deanne sends along this announcement…

City of Decatur District 1 Commissioner Candidates
Forum and Meet & Greet
Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 3:30PM
The Church at Decatur Heights, 735 Sycamore Drive Decatur, GA 30030

All City of Decatur residents are invited to come hear from candidates Scott Drake and Greg Coleson on key topics of interest to our community. A Meet & Greet will follow.

For information on the candidates, please visit:
http://www.coleson.org/
http://decaturfordrake.com/

This free event is an effort of residents from across District 1 with Geoff Koski, Jeff Lell, and Deanne Thomas serving as organizers. Special thanks to The Church at Decatur Heights, 2012 City of Decatur Hometown Hero, for providing the space and event support.

Greg Coleson sends along his official announcement of his bid for Bill Floyd’s open commission seat. Here it is in full…

Decatur City Commissioner, District 1

February 18, 2013

I am excited to announce my candidacy for Decatur City Commissioner,
District 1. Decatur has been in the forefront of national, state and
local news, for our schools, our businesses, our food, our community
and our ideas and innovations. I am genuinely thankful to our City
officials and Decatur citizens for building a community we are proud
to call home.

I have a deep commitment to Decatur, Georgia. I love living here,
working here, raising my family here. Naturally, I want Decatur to be
the very best it can be. My wife and I founded the non-profit Decatur
Farmers Market ( www.decaturfarmersmarket.com ) in 2002 because we
wanted our daughter and all of Decatur’s children to grow up
understanding the importance of fresh, locally produced food, and for
the community to have another gathering space to indulge in common
interests. The more people get together, the more they tend to care
about each other, which is at the root of a strong community.

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The City of Decatur’s Linda Harris informs us that only two Decatur residents, Greg Coleson and Scott Drake, have qualified for Bill Floyd’s vacated District 1 City Commission seat.

The special election will take place on March 19th.