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2020 General Primary Election information
Precincts will be open on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 beginning at 7 a.m., with voting taking place through 7 p.m.
All Absentee Ballots has to be back to the Elections Office on Tuesday, June 9.
Remember, if you requested and received an absentee ballot by mail but prefer to vote in person tomorrow at your local precinct, you have to take the absentee ballot with you to have it cancelled.
The early voting period for this year’s General Primary ended on Friday, June 5. According to Shea Hicks with the Board of Elections office, 1282 people voted early in the General Primary Election, and 4426 people returned their absentee ballots out of 6882 ballots that were mailed out.
Those who are unsure which voting precinct to use need to visit http://www.sos.ga.gov/mvp to find their precinct location. All 12 voting precincts will be open on Tuesday and include:
849-A County
Belmont Baptist Church Family Life Center
126 West Belmont Drive Calhoun, GA 30701
849-B Calhoun City
Calhoun Recreation Department
River Street Calhoun, GA 30701
856 Lily Pond
Tom B. David Airport
1957 US Highway 41 SW Calhoun, GA 30701
874 Fairmount
Fairmount Community Center
11921 Fairmount Highway Fairmount, GA 30139
1235 Oakman
Fairview Church of God Fellowship Hall
3050 Taylor Town Road NE, Ranger GA 30734
1063 Pine Chapel
Coosawattee Masonic Lodge #306 F & AM
633 West Pine Chapel Road NE, Calhoun, GA 30701
980 Resaca
Resaca Community and Recreation Center
330 Walker Street Resaca, GA 30735
1054 Sugar Valley
Sugar Valley Baptist Church
3742 Sugar Valley Road NW Sugar Valley, GA 30746
1064 Oostanaula
Oostanaula Baptist Church
157 Old Rome Dalton Rd NW Calhoun, GA 30701
1055 Plainville
Plainville Recreation Department
610 School Street Plainville, GA 30733
1056 Sonoraville
Sonoraville Recreation Department
7494 Fairmount Hwy SE Calhoun, GA 30701
973 Red Bud
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
3882 Red Bud Road NE Calhoun, GA 30701
In addition to voting for your preferred party’s candidate for United State president and federal and state office candidates, there are several local offices up for election as well, and with no Democratic qualifying for local office this year, many of these offices will be decided on Tuesday.
Those qualifying for local elected office include:
County Commissioner, District 1:
M.L. “Bud” Owens (Incumbent - Republican) County
Commissioner, District 3:
Norris Sexton (Incumbent - Republican)
Robert “Rob” Ballard (Republican)
Bruce Potts, Jr. (Republican)
County Commissioner, District 5:
Kevin Cunningham (Incumbent - Republican)
Clerk of Superior Court:
Grant Walraven (Incumbent - Republican)
Coroner:
James Carver (Incumbent - Republican)
Ken Padgett (Republican)
Judge of Probate Court:
John “Richie” Parker (Incumbent - non-partisan office)
Sheriff:
Sheriff Mitch Ralston (Incumbent - Republican)
Tax Commissioner:
Scott Clements (Incumbent - Republican)
County Board of Education, Post 2:
Jason Hendrix (Incumbent - Republican)
County Board of Education, Post 4:
Bobby Hall (Incumbent - Republican)
Rod Brehm (Republican)
County Board of Education, Post 6:
Christie Owens Fox (Republican)
Samuel T. Jewell (Republican)
Bryon Reeves (Republican)
Magistrate Judge:
Pat Rasbury (Incumbent - Republican)
Full ballots for all local, state and federal offices up for election, click the links below.
REPUBLICAN BALLOT