JONESBORO — Qualifying is scheduled to begin July 31 for a special election Nov. 5 to fill the unexpired term of former Clayton County District 3 commissioner Felicia Franklin.

Franklin stepped down from her post in a June 17 resignation letter to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp with an effective date of June 30. Franklin’s term expires at the end of the year.

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