You Are Hereby Notified: Ballot Question on Cell Towers July 31 - VOTE NO

VOTE NO!  VOTE NO!   VOTE NO!  VOTE NO!  VOTE NO!  

CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA

JULY 31, 2012 SPECIAL NONBINDING ADVISORY REFERENDUM ELECTION

TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF DEKALB COUNTY.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED

that on the 31st day of July, 2012 (Tuesday) in conjunction with the General Primary Election, a special nonbinding advisory referendum will be held for the purpose of ascertaining whether the local or independent school system in DeKalb County or charter school should place or operate a telecommunications tower on any elementary, middle or high school property; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes, submitting to the qualified voters of DeKalb County for their approval or rejection pursuant to the passage of House Bill 1299.

The ballots to be used at said election shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following:

[ ] YES  "Should the local or independent school system of               DeKalb County or a charter school  
               in DeKalb County place or operate a 
               telecommunications tower on any [ ] NO    elementary, middle, or high school property?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the question shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the question shall vote "No."

(GTCO-ATL NOTE:  In this question, the term "cell tower" has been replaced by "telecommunications tower" as an attempt to hide the truth of what exactly is being asked here.  Also, the question asks if the school system should place or operate a tower when it is really T-mobile that will be doing the placing and the operating. Either way, you should still vote no.  Towers like these are dangerous and prohibited from going in residential communities when the local ordinances are followed.  Don't let the question trick you into approving something that might be built right next to you or your neigbors!  These towers have nothing to do with education!!)

The last day to register to be eligible to vote in this referendum is July 2, 2012.

The referendum will be held in all the regular polling precincts and election districts of DeKalb County in conjunction with the General Primary Election. The polls will open at 7:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM (Tuesday, July 31, 2012).

Those residents qualified to vote at said election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia.

This notice is given pursuant to the passage of House Bill 1299 by the Georgia General Assembly.

This 1st day of May, 2012

H. Maxine Daniels, Elections Supervisor

For: The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections

PLEASE PUBLISH: May 9, 2012; July 19, 2012 & July 26, 2012