The story
At the board's annual retreat, Chairman Rickman asked staff to work on getting a straw poll question on city-county consolidation placed on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
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Stephens County commissioners direct staff to pursue straw poll on city-county consolidation
A nonbinding ballot question could gauge voter support for merging city and county government before any formal consolidation move.
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January 23, 2026: Straw poll ballot question on city-county consolidation
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DiscusseddiscussedStraw poll ballot question on city-county consolidation
Chairman Rickman asked staff to work on getting a straw poll
question for consolidation on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
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Straw poll ballot question on city-county consolidation
Chairman Rickman asked staff to work on getting a straw poll question for consolidation on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
DiscusseddiscussedStraw poll ballot question on city-county consolidation
Ballot Question — Chairman Rickman asked staff to work on getting a straw poll
question for consolidation on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
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Straw poll ballot question on city-county consolidation
Ballot Question — Chairman Rickman asked staff to work on getting a straw poll question for consolidation on the Republican and Democratic primary ballots.
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