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Contact Our Office:
Phone: (770) 467-4245
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1087 Griffin, GA 30224
Office Location: 825 Memorial Drive Griffin, GA. 30224
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
Elections Assistant: Sandra Hardy
Email: shardy@spaldingcounty.com
Office Assistant: Mary Passmore
Email: mapassmore@spaldingcounty.com
Office Assistant: Jyonna Miller
Email: jymiller@spaldingcounty.com
Elections System Coordinator:
Email:
Voter Registration Clerk: Kelly Romero
Email: kromero@spaldingcounty.com
Spalding County Elections Office
Email: spaldingelections@spaldingcounty.com
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:
April 29th thru May 4th 9:00 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m.
May 6th thru May 11th 9:00 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m.
May 13th thru May 17th 9:00 a.m. thru 5:00 p.m.
Election Date:
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Deadline for registering to vote to be eligible to vote in the May 21, 2024 Election:
Monday, April 22, 2024
First day the Office of Elections and Voter Registration can begin receiving requests for Absentee ballots for the May 21, 2024 Election: March, 04, 2024
First day the Office of Elections and Voter Registration can begin mailing out Absentee
ballots for the May 21, 2024 Election: Monday, April 22, 2024
Last day to submit an application for an Absentee ballot for the May 21, 2024 Election:
Friday, May 10, 2024
For additional information, please contact Spalding County Elections and Voter Registration
Board of Elections and Voter Registration
IMPORTANT DATES
March 12, 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election
Office at 770-467-4245 – Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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 17 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 75 years and older or physically Disabled and require assistance may come to the front of the line from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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 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 Sandy Hardy, Voter Registration Coordinator, at 770-467-4245 or via
email, shardy@spaldingcounty.com.