POSTED NOTICE
CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION
 
TO FILL VACANCY OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 2
 
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF WARREN COUNTY
  
You are hereby notified that pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-134(d) and O.C.G.A. §21-2-540(b), Warren County Superintendent of Elections has called a Special Election to fill the vacancy of Democratic Nominee for Warren County Board of Commissioners District 2.
The said Special Election shall be held on November 5, 2024, and, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-224(b), prospective voters may register to vote in the special election until the closing of the business day of the Board of Registrars on October 7, 2024 under O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-224(b).
All regular and designated polling places shall receive voters for this election on November 5, 2024, and the polls shall open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-403.
Now therefore, pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-2-(33) and 21-2-70(3), this Call for a Special Election is hereby issued on the 24th day of July, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of Warren County qualified candidates for Democratic Nominee for Warren County Board of Commissioners District 2. 
So ordered this 24th day of July, 2024
  
Jeremy Rachels
Superintendent of Elections, Warren County, Georgia

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48 Warren Street
Warrenton, GA  30828

Phone: 706-465-1993
Fax: ​706-465-2576
​Email: [email protected]

Katherine W. Holcomb | Chief Registrar

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(For Submitted Applications, Ballots, etc.)

https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Board of Registrars Meetings

​All meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted at 5:00 PM at the Board of Registrars Office. If *, the meeting will be held on a different day then the first Wednesday.

February 7, 2024	​March 13, 2024*	April 3, 2024	May 1, 2024
June 5, 2024	July 3, 2024	August 7, 2024	​September 4, 2024
October 2, 2024	November 6, 2024	December 4, 2024	January 8, 2025*

Other Meeting dates include Election Days of:
Election Days – A quorum of 3 board members will be in Session from 7 AM to 7 PM

• March 12 – Presidential Preference Primary Election
• May 21 – General Primary Election
• June 18 – General Primary Election Runoff (if needed)
• November 5 – General Election
• December 3 – General Election Runoff (if needed) 

Note – Dates are subject to change with posted notice.

​Deadline to Register or Update your Voter Registration Information for this Election

• Monday, April 22, 2024.

Absentee Ballot by Mail Application Dates

• Applications accepted now through Friday, May 10, 2024. Forms are available online at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/ or at the Board of Registrar’s Office.
• ​The last day an absentee ballot by mail can be mailed to an eligible voter is May 10, 2024.
• Absentee Dropbox is located within the Absentee Voting Precinct and is open during Early In-Person Voting Dates.

Early Voting for General Primary

All Warren County valid registered electors will be eligible to vote in the General Primary.
Early In-Person Voting takes place at the Community Service Building at the Early Voting Polling Site from Monday, April 29 thru Friday, May 17, 2024.
The Polls are open 8 AM to 5 PM

Saturday Voting is available on the following dates:

• May 4, 2024
• May 11, 2024
  • 9 AM to 5 PM at the Early Voting Polling Site

There is No Early Voting on Monday, May 20, 2024

Election Day Voting is on Tuesday, May 21, 2024

• Polls are open from 7 AM to 7 PM

Bring acceptable photo ID with you for all In-Person Voting.

Absentee Ballot Statistics for Elections

View Statistics Here

Registering to Vote

Registration Requirements
In order to register to vote, the following requirements must be met:

• You must be a citizen of the United States.

• You must be a legal resident of Georgia.
• You must be at least 17.5 years old (at least 18 to vote).
• You must not be serving a sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.
• You must not be found mentally incompetent by a judge.

How to Register
Georgia citizens have access to several convenient methods of registering to vote:
Download, complete, and mail a voter registration application. Contact your local county board of registrars’ office or election office, public library, public assistance office, recruitment office, schools, or other government offices for a mail-in registration form.

• Registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver’s license at the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety driver’s license posts.
• College students can obtain Georgia voter registration forms, or the necessary forms to register in any state in the U.S., from their school registrar’s office or from the office of the vice president of academic affairs.

Registration Information

The Warren County Voter Registration office processes all applications. Approximately two to three weeks after we receive your application, you should receive a precinct identification card that will list your political districts and polling location for all elections held in Warren County. All early voting and election day voting in held in the Community Service Building located at 48 Warren Street, Warrenton, GA  30828.  IMPORTANT – Please note that City of Warrenton elections are held at City Hall located at 29 Edward D. Ricketson Street, Warrenton, GA  30828.

Registration Deadline
All applications must be postmarked by the voter registration deadline. Registration forms are available at the Warren County Board of Registrar’s Office, through the Georgia Secretary of State’s office website, at local library branches, or at other Government Offices. Please note - your Georgia Driver’s License or Georgia ID Number and at least last 4 of social security number is required at time of registration.

First-Time Registration
If you are registering for the first time in Georgia, and you register by mail, you are required to provide ID by one of the following ways:

• Mail a copy of the identification with your voter registration application
• Provide a copy of the identification to the registrar before or at the time you cast a ballot

Once you are registered, you may also verify your national, state, and county precinct and polling location by visiting the Secretary of State MVP website (My Voter Page).

​Change of Residence
Voters are required to notify the board of registrars of their county of residence whenever they move. This can be done by writing to your county board of registrars’ office, or by submitting a new voter registration application.

If you move outside the city or county in which you are registered to vote within 30 days of an election, you may vote in your old precinct for that election. If you move outside the city or county in which you are registered to vote in excess of 30 days prior to an election, you have lost your eligibility to vote in the city or county of your old residence. You must register to vote in your new county of residence. You will be assigned a new voting precinct and polling location. Remember, if you don’t register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.