About the Board of Elections  

The Board of Elections of Chatham County functions as the superintendent of elections and conducts primaries and elections in accordance with State law. The Board performs all services and functions necessary to support the election process. The Board establishes boundaries for voting precincts, secures facilities to serve as polling locations for these precincts, recruits, selects, hires, trains and assigns personnel to serve as poll officials. The board also conducts qualification for candidates, develops ballots for elections, acquires, maintains, prepares and delivers equipment used to conduct elections, publicizes notices as required by law and maintains elections records.

The members of the board are:

Supervisor: Russell Bridges
Assistant Supervisor: Lynn Trabue

NOTICE
The Board of Elections of Chatham County holds it's regular monthly meeting on the second Monday of every month at 3:30pm.

These meetings are open to the public.

Georgia Photo ID Requirements  




Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person.

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2012 Elections Calendar  
Election Date Runoff Date (if needed) Registration Cut-Off Election Type Information Qualifying
March 6   February 6 Presidential Preference Primary    
July 31 August 21 July 2 General Primary/Non-Partisan Election   May 23 thru May 25th
September 18 October 16 August 20 Special    
November 6 December 4 October 8 General   May 23 thru May 25th

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