The latest reason why the elections board and the county are at odds over election director
To reach our newsroom with tips or questions, email news@gainesvilletimes.com. Wurtz is in her third year as the elections director. She was hired after the Hall County Board of Commissioners made a “home-rule” amendment in 2018 to state legislation that created the elections director position years earlier. The change also placed oversight of the director in the hands of the county administrator. In Wurtz’s 2019 evaluation, obtained by The Times through an open records request, Wurtz was graded positively and staff noted that she “met expectations” in every category. Wurtz’s 201...