LITHONIA — Voters in DeKalb Commission District 5 can hear from runoff candidates Mereda Davis Johnson and George Turner at two upcoming forums in Lithonia.
On June 29, a group of seven organizations is hosting a forum at Salem Bible Church, and on July 9, three groups are co-hosting a forum at Fairfield Baptist Church.
Johnson and Turner are vying for the seat in the July 14 special election runoff. Both led the field of 10 candidates in the June 16 special election.
Johnson was the top vote-getter with 1,239, or 27.21 percent. Turner came in second with 726, or 15.94 percent. Because no candidate got 50 percent plus one vote, they must face off on July 14.
Early voting begins June 29 at the DeKalb Elections and Registration office on Memorial Drive in Decatur.
Commission District 5, which has 140,000 residents and 95,000 registered voters, has been without full representation since July 2013 when its former commissioner, Lee May, was appointed DeKalb’s interim CEO.
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