Administration 706-613-3150 706-613-3840 [fax] Supervisor of Elections and Registration Gail Schrader Board of Elections Members Office Location Civic Hall 155 E. Washington Street Athens, GA 30601 Location Map Mailing Address P.O. Box 1828 Athens, GA 30603

New! The Board of Elections staff has completed the examination and verification of the nomination petition from Kenneth Brown, an Independent candidate for the office of Sheriff to be filled at the November 4, 2008 General Election in Athens-Clarke County. The petition has been deemed to meet all the legal requirements and was approved by the Board of Elections on July 21, 2008.

The petition includes 2,452 valid signatures of registered Athens-Clarke County voters, all of whom are eligible to vote in the upcoming General Election. The required number of valid signatures for this petition was 2,378. The number of signatures required is based on 5% of the number of active registered voters who were eligible to vote in the last election for the office of Sheriff. The last election held for this position was November 2, 2004, when 47,545 citizens were registered to vote.

Kenneth Brown will appear on the November 4, 2008 General Election ballot as an Independent candidate. Absentee ballots will be available beginning September 22, 2008, 45 days prior to the election, and Advance Voting will take place October 27-31, 2008 in the Classic Center Firehall.

New! A runoff election will take place on Tuesday, August 5 for the democratic U.S. Senate position.

• Advance voting will take place July 28 until August 1 in the Board of Elections Office.
• Polls are open at voting locations on Tuesday, August 5 from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

new! Election results are available (overall | by precinct) from the July 15 General Primary Election.

Registered voters in Athens-Clarke County can now request an absentee ballot (as of Thursday, May 8) for the General Primary on July 15 and the General / Non-Partisan Election on November 4 by completing the application located on the Secretary of State's Web site and submitting the form to the the ACC Board of Elections by mail or fax.

Voters can request an absentee ballot beginning 180 days prior to an election without providing a reason. Absentee ballots will be mailed 45 days prior to federal, state, and county elections and 21 days prior to elections featuring only municipal candidates.

Voters must submit a separate absentee ballot application for each election, unless they are physically disabled, of advanced age, or exempted by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Voters participating by absentee ballot by mail are not required to provide photo identification. Absentee ballots must be received by the county registrar by Election Day.

The 2008 Voter Information Guide is now available online as a PDF in the Board of Elections section of our Online Documents.

Upcoming Election Dates for 2008:

• Primary Run-off / Special Run-off
  Voter Registration Deadline: June 16
  Election: August 5
  
• Special Election
  Voter Registration Deadline: August 18
  Election: September 16
  
• General - Nonpartisan Election / Special Election
  Voter Registration Deadline: October 6
  Election: November 4
• General - Nonpartisan Election Run-off
  Voter Registration Deadline: October 6
  Election: December 2
  

Voters in elections are required to show one of the following six forms of photo ID when voting:

• A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired;
  
• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar or Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS);
  
• Valid U.S. passport;
  
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;
  
• Valid U.S. military photo ID; or
• Valid tribal photo ID.

If a voter does not have one of these forms of photo identification, they can obtain a FREE Voter ID card at their county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services.

Anyone with additional questions about Georgia’s photo ID requirements can visit www.GAPhotoID.com or call toll free 877-725-9797.

Photo identification is not required when voting by mail. To download an absentee ballot request form, please visit www.sos.ga.gov/elections.

Georgia Secretary of State's Election Calendar for 2007-2008.

A series of maps for voting districts are now available online in the Board of Elections section of the Online Documents:

Advance voting is not available on the Monday preceeding an election (i.e., Nov. 6).

Check out updated voter information regarding:

Not sure where you should vote? Use the Secretary of State's online locator to determine your polling location. (Note: Official records must come from the Board of Elections, so use this only as a guide. Read the disclaimer.)

Check out where to vote with list of polling locations if you know your precinct.

Voter registration forms are available at the Board of Elections Office, the Athens Regional Library on Baxter St., the ACC Tag Office on Lexington Rd., the State Patrol Office, and online at the Georgia Secretary of State's Web site.

Visit the Georgia Counts Web site - www.georgiacounts.com - for information about the touch screen voting machines.

Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division: Voter registration information, election results, qualifying candidates, absentee ballot form, and more.

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Mission Statement

The Board of Elections manages all voter registrations and conducts all elections held in Athens-Clarke County (including the city of Winterville) using as guidelines the Georgia Elections Code and the U.S. Justice Department Regulations. In carrying out its duties, the Board of Elections strives to be of service to every citizen by being fair, nondiscriminatory, and informed on all election laws and legislative changes that will affect their duties and responsibilities to the public.