public notice

paulding county, ga

the opening of absentee ballots cast in the may 24, 2022 general primary/special election we begin monday, may 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the county administration building on the 2nd floor in the board of commissioner meeting room located at 240 constitution blvd., dallas. the opening of absentee ballots will continue as needed through 7:00 p.m. on tuesday, may 24, 2022.

attention voters

friday, may 13, 2022 is the last day for voters to request an absentee ballot for the may 24, 2022 general primary and the post 3 special election. in order to receive an absentee ballot, applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. est.

O.C.G.A. 21-2-381(a)(1)(A)

attention voters

redistricting precinct cards are arriving in voters mailboxes this week (5/9/2022). this card is for you to keep. it informs you of your precinct/polling location as well as your political districts. there is a change of address card attached. you do not have to complete this card and send it in, unless you have had a change in your address. you do not have to present these cards to vote. if you have not received a precinct card, please contact the election office at 770-443-7503. redistricting precinct cards were only issued to voters that had changes in their political disticts due to redistricting. 

WE ENCOURAGE OUR VOTERS TO WATCH THE INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS BELOW CONCERNING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE COMPLETION OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOT PACKET TO BETTER EDUCATE AND INFORM SO THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTE COUNTS.

POST 3 COMMISSION DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION INFORMATIONAL VIDEO

filling out your absentee ballot application

filling out your absentee ballot packet

click here to view a composite democratic ballot

click here to view a composite republican ballot

COMPOSITE BALLOTS CONTAIN ALL ELECTION RACES. DISTRICT RACES MAY BE VOTED ON BY ONLY THOSE VOTERS WHO RESIDE IN THAT DISTRICT. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF YOUR DISTRICT, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MVP.SOS.GA.GOV YOU MUST USE GOOGLE CHROME TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE. YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT THE ELECTION OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT 770-443-7503

information concerning the post 3 commission district special election to be conducted separate and apart on may 24, 2022

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click here to view the post 3 special election ballot

click here to view post 3 commission district map for special election voters

daily absentee statistical reports for may 24, 2022 general election as required by o.c.g.a. 21-2-385 (e)

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attention absentee voters: please mail your absentee ballot application to: paulding county absentee clerk, 240 constitution blvd., dallas, ga 30132.  you can email your application to  absenteerequest@paulding.gov  OR FAX THE APPLICATION TO:770-443-7548

public notice to the voters of house district 64

Disqualified Candidate Notice

Notice is hereby given that Preston

Parra, a candidate for State House

District 64, has been disqualified from

seeking office in the May 24, 2022

General Primary/Special Election.

As required by the Official Code of

Georgia, Title 21, Chapter 2, Section

5(c), “all votes cast for such withdrawn

candidate shall be void and shall not be

counted.”

public notice to all post 3 commissioner special election 

Disqualified Candidate Notice

Notice is hereby given that Cynthia Starke-Jones, a candidate for Post 3 Commissioner SPECIAL ELECTION ONLY, has been disqualified from seeking office in the May 24, 2022 POST 3 COMMISSIONER Special Election.

As required by the Official Code of Georgia, Title 21, Chapter 2, Section 6(b)(c), “all votes cast for such withdrawn candidate shall be void and shall not be counted.”

Ms. Starke-Jones was disqualified on May 6, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m.

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF PAULDING

LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the logic and accuracy testing and preparation of voting equipment to be used in the May 24, 2022 General Primary/Special Election will begin at 9:00 a.m. on April 20, 2022.  Testing will continue until complete and is open to the public.  Said testing and preparation will be conducted at the Paulding County Board of Elections Office located at 240 Constitution Blvd., Dallas, GA.

This 14^ST day of April, 2022

Deidre B. Holden

Election Director

Paulding County

paulding county board of elections and voter registration

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU

l-r: Deidre Holden, Director, Lacy Dunn, Asst. Director, Jessica Lord, Election Specialist, Election System Manager, Sherri Hamilton, Election Specialist, Absentee Manager, &                                              Shelby Tibbitts, Election Clerk, Poll Official Manager

The paulding county board of elections and staff look forward to serving the voters of paulding county. We are currently serving approximately 125,000 voters with 19 election day polling locations, and 3 early voting sites. We are here to help with your voter registration, absentee by mail voting, and absentee in person voting. our promise to you is to conduct all elections with integrity, transparecy and trust. We want your voting experience to be a pleasant one. 

How may we assist you? Please contact us at 770-443-7503 or email us at elections@paulding.gov 

BOARD OF ELECTIONS L-R: jAYSON pHILLIPS, COUNTY ATTORNEY, rAYMOND pHILLIPS, aNGIE jONES, pEGGY wILLS, dEIDRE hOLDEN, dIRECTOR, eRNIE mORSE, & cECILIA mCmICHEN

meet the board members

peggy wills, chair

raymond phillips, member

ernie morse, member

cecilia mcmichen, member

angie jones, vice-chair

please click here for a printable voter registration application

TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE CLICK HERE

information about third party registration drives

if you are interested in becoming a poll worker for Paulding county, please email SHELBY.TIBBITTS@PAULDING.GOV OR CALL 770-443-7503.

CLICK HERE FOR A POLL WATCHER RECRUITMENT VIDEO

 precinct and political maps

THE MAPS BELOW REFLECT THE NEW LINES DUE TO REDISTRICTING AND WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 2022 ELECTION YEAR

POST 1 COMMISSION MAP

POST 2 COMMISSION MAP

POST 3 COMMISSION MAP

POST 4 COMMISSION MAP

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAP

STATE SENATE MAP

CLICK HERE FOR PAULDING COUNTY PRECINCT MAP 

****(PLEASE NOTE THAT EAST PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NOW THE POLLING LOCATION/PRECINCT FOR WEST RIDGE CHURCH)****

board of election information & meeting schedule

click here

BOARD MEETING MINUTES pLEASE CLICK ON THE YEAR THAT YOU ARE INQUIRING ABOUT BELOW

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

OLDER MINUTES MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE BOARD SECRETARY AT 770-443-7503, EXTENSION 4051

absentee by mail voting information

click here

please click here for 2022 absentee ballot application

CLICK HERE FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

information for elected officials and candidates

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO THE EASY CAMPAIGN FINANCE PORTAL TO REGISTER AND FILE REPORTS

GOOGLE CHROME IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS APPLICATION PORTAL

click here for qualifications and disqualifications for elected officials and candidates

click here for an application to become a paulding county election worker