posted Jun 24, 2012, 11:03 AM by DECA Atlanta
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updated Jun 24, 2012, 11:06 AM
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CAN member organizations
are sponsoring a CANDIDATES FAIR on Monday, July
9, 7-9pm in the Hellenic Community Center on Clairmont Road.
THIS
ELECTION WILL DECIDE A LOT OF THINGS. It is the only time for these
Ballot Questions and for the election of Board of Education members
and Judges. Many County level offices have candidates running
only in one party; there could be only one name on November ballots.
This Candidates' Fair is designed to give
voters access to a lot of candidates in one convenient location and in a way
that allows them to talk to just the candidates they want to talk
to. A flyer for the event is
attached in both Word and PDF formats. Please circulate and post it widely
wherever you have the opportunity. Please let your residents/neighbors
know about this useful event.
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Additional general info about the Elections (partisan primaries,
non-partisan elections with ballot questions)
The ELECTION
DATE is July 31, 2012. The deadline for Voter Registration for this
election (and for its Runoff on Aug 21) is July 2.
Included on the July 31 ballots for voters in central DeKalb are the
following.
- PRIMARY ELECTION For Partisan Offices (Rep & Dem parties only;
voter must select a party to vote on these offices)
- Federal: Congress
- State: Senate, House, DeKalb District Attorney (yes, DA is a state
level office)
- County: CEO, County Commissioners (Districts 1 & 6), Tax
Commissioner, Clerk of Superior Court, Sheriff, Solicitor, Chief Magistrate
- ELECTION for NON-PARTISAN Offices
- Judges (many): Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, Superior
Court, Probate Court, State Court
- Board of Education (districts 2, 4, 8)
- BALLOT QUESTIONS (NON-PARTISAN)
- Transportation SPLOST Referendum
- Telecommunication Tower Nonbinding Advisory Referendum
- City of Brookhaven Incorporation Referendum (appears ONLY on ballots
within the proposed Brookhaven area)
In Georgia, every
voter is essentially an independent voter because we are not required to
specify a party when we REGISTER to vote. The partisan Primary
elections select the party's candidates for the November ballot; voters can vote
in one primary or the other, NOT BOTH. However, everyone gets to vote on
the Non-Partisan items on the ballot. If a voter declines to choose a
party for the Primary elections, he/she can vote only on the Non-Partisan items
on the ballot. If there is a Runoff election (pretty much certain this
year), a voter CANNOT SWITCH parties for the Runoff but must remain in the one
he/she voted in the main election. A voter who did not vote in the main
election can choose a party in the runoff. EARLY VOTING begins July 9 only at
4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur (see also http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Voter/pdf/GPAdvanceVotingSitesTimes.pdf)
On July 23, five additional Early Voting locations will open (note that this
list has changed since previous elections):
- Tucker
Recreation Center (4898 LaVista Rd, Tucker)
- Chamblee City
Hall (5468 Peachtree Rd, Chamblee)
-
Clark-Harrison Bldg (330 W Ponce de Leon, Decatur)
- Community
Action Center (4522 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur)
- New Bethel A.M.E. Church (8350 Rockbridge
Rd, Lithonia)
Further information on this election and on
voter registration, including a look-up of a voter's voting precinct, an
individual's districts (NEW -- many changes this year), NEW official district
maps, absentee ballot applications, and a host of other information, go to
http://www.dekalbvotes.com or telephone
(404) 298-4020 NOTE: Currently, when you click the "Find My Poll
Location" item on that website, the following message appears:
Poll Location & Elected Representatives
The conversion to the new districts resulting from the 2010
census lines has been completed except for the Board of Education districts,
which have not been pre-cleared by the Department of Justice as required by
the Voting Rights Act. To determine your congressional, senate and state
representative districts, you may access the Secretary of State's MVP page at
http://sos.ga.gov/MVP2/logon.aspx
To determine your DeKalb County commission district, please contact our office
at Voterreg@dekalbcountyga.gov or
via phone at 404-298-4020. |
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