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'Smack Down the Vote'
Candidates, voters mingle at event at charter school
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District Attorney Richard Mallard of the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, top center, joins other candidates for local offices in the ring during Saturday's Smackdown the Vote and Meet the Candidates event at Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology. More than 20 candidates spoke before and between American Premier Wrestling matches. Mallard is unopposed for the office.
What do you get when you combine political candidates with wrestlers? Fun, food and information. The “Smack Down the Vote” event held Saturday at the Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts & Technology offered a voter registration drive, a “meet and greet” opportunity to talk to local candidates, free chips and salsa and a wrestling show.
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