PRESS RELEASES AND NOTICES
Important dates and information regarding the upcoming November 7th, 2023, General Municipal/Special Election
2023 Complete Qualifying of Griffin & Orchard Hill
Election / Qualifying Information November 7, 2023
NOTICE OF QUORUM
PUBLIC NOTICE ELECTION 2023
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL QUALIFYING TO VOTERS
City of Orchard Hill Notice to Voters
Intent to Process Absentee Early
Certification of May 24, 2022, General Primary & Non-Partisan Election
Certification of June 21, 2022, General Primary Runoff Election
Logic and Accuracy Testing Notice
November 8, 2022, General Election Important Dates & Information
Notice of Public / Risk Limiting Audit
Logic and Accuracy Test
December 6, 2022, Runoff Election
Early Voting for December 6, 2022, General Run-off
Notice of Public/Risk Limiting Audit
Mission
It is the mission of the Board of Elections and Voter Registration to uphold the integrity of the election and voter registration process in Spalding County. The Board of Elections and Voter Registration is a 5-member board and is responsible for overseeing all Elections for Spalding County, City of Griffin/Orchard Hill. The Board of Elections and Voter Registration is committed to serving all eligible voters.
Elections Supervisor: Kimberly Slaughter
Email: kslaughter@spaldingcounty.com
Staff
Contact Our Office: (770) 467-4245
Elections Assistant: Sandra Hardy
Email: shardy@spaldingcounty.com
Office Assistant: Mary Passmore
Email: mpassmore@spaldingcounty.com
Office Assistant:
Email:
Elections System Coordinator: Perry Krahn
Email: pkrahn@spaldingcounty.com
Voter Registration Clerk:
Email:
The Board of Elections and Voter Registration
Ben Johnson – Chairman
James Newland – Vice Chairman
Roy McClain – Secretary
James A. O’Brien – Member
Dexter Wimbish – Member
Contact the Elections Board at boer@spaldingcounty.com
Board of Elections & Voter Registration Live Meetings
To view live streamed Board of Elections & Voter Registration meetings or recorded meetings, please Click Here or click on the link in the header at the top of the page where it states “Click Here”.
The Board of Elections and Voter Registration Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
in the Courthouse Annex Meeting Room 108, 119 E. Solomon Street, Griffin, GA.
Elections and Voter Registration Information
(RESULTS)
Advanced / (Early Voting)
Location:
Hall of Fame
841 Memorial Drive
Griffin, GA 30223
Dates and Times:
POLLING PROCEDURES/GUIDELINES
if you wait until Election Day to vote, you must go to your assigned polling place. To find your Election Day voting location, visit MY VOTER PAGE and enter the requested information. Your assigned polling place will be listed.
Click Here for a list of the 18 Precincts which are open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day only.
Acceptable forms of identification as indicated in O.C.G.A 21-2-417:
- Current or expired GA driver’s license or GA identification card
- Valid military photo identification card
- A valid photo identification card issued by any branch of government
- Valid employee photo identification card issued by any branch of government
- Valid U.S. passport
- Valid tribal photo ID card
CELL PHONES ARE PROHIBITED ONCE IN THE VOTING AREA as indicated in O.C.G.A 21-4-414.
No campaigning within 150 feet of any polling location or within 25 feet of anyone in line to cast a ballot at a polling location. Please note hats, shirts, buttons, stickers, etc. ARE considered campaign materials and NOT ALLOWED, as indicated in O.C.G.A 21-2-41- (A) (1-3).
If a voter believes they have the incorrect ballot or that the machine is not functioning properly, they should report such to a poll worker BEFORE touching “Cast Ballot”. Once “Cast Ballot” has been touched (even in the event of an accident) the ballot is officially cast and CANNOT be reversed AND/OR CANNOT receive another ballot.
Voters with visual impairments may access the magnifying feature on each voting machine. Additionally, each polling location will have one voting machine equipped with a keyboard/headphones for those with a visual impairment to vote without assistance.
Voters with a disability or over the age of 75 may notify a poll worker and will be moved to the front of the line. More so, if the voter has a disability, they can receive assistance. The voter and the person assisting them must sign the Voter Certificate.
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
If a person presents himself or herself at a polling place, absentee polling place, or registation office for the purpose of casting a ballot in a primary or election believing that he or she has timely registered to vote in such primary or election and the person’s name does not appear on the list of registered electors, the person shall be entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the election. (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-418).
PHOTO ID
Georgia law requires that any voter casting a ballot in person during the advance voting period or on Election Day provide a photo ID. A list of acceptable photo IDs for voting purposes in Georgia can be found on the website of the Georgia Secretary of State at http://sos.ga.gov. If you do not have one of the required State Photo IDs, you may be able to obtain a free Voter Identification Card (VIC). For more information, please phone 770-467-4245.
HOW TO FIND SAMPLE BALLOTS?
You can view and print your sample ballot by going to MY VOTER PAGE and entering the requested information. Or a sample ballot can be picked up at our office.
POLLWORKER INFO
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker please fill out the Poll Workers Application. Return it to the Elections office at 825 Memorial Dr. or fax it at 770-467-4278.
Voter Registration Information
Confirm whether or not you are registered to vote in Spalding County
Go to MY VOTER PAGE and enter the requested information. Your current information will be listed.
Voter Registration Drives
Registration Drives are coordinated with the Spalding County Office of Elections and Registration.
The Spalding County Office of Elections and Voter Registration will be conducting Voter Registration
Drive Training classes between September 7, 2022, and October 5, 2022.
The training will be held (by appointment only) after submitting a Voter Registration Drive Training
Request form, Voter Registration Drive Training Request Form, to the Spalding County Office of Elections
& Voter Registration, 825 Memorial Dr., Griffin, GA 30223.
Training request forms should be submitted at least 5 working days before the next earliest training
date. Training classes are on a first come first served basis.
For more information, please contact Billie Preston, Voter Registration Coordinator, at 770-467-4245 or via
email, shardy@spaldingcounty.com.
Absentee Information
Elected Official Information
Important Links
“In lieu of the State of GA changes to filing documents, all local Elected Officials will submit their filings to the Office of Elections & Voter Registration and then the Election Supervisor will upload the documents to the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission’s Electronic filing system.”
Campaign Finance Disclosure Forms
- Declaration of Intent Form (DOI)
- Campaign Committee Registration Form (RC)
- Name Change Form for a Campaign Committee for a Candidate (Form RCNC)
Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports
- Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report (CCDR)
- Two Business Day Report
Personal Financial Disclosure Report
Affidavits
Late Fee Hardship Waiver Forms