Qualifying for an April 5 special election to fill the Georgia House seat 45 in East Cobb will take place Wednesday through Friday of this week.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a release that qualifying will take place at the Georgia State Capitol (2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 802, Floyd West Tower, Atlanta) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.
The qualifying fee is $400.
The special election was called last week by Gov. Brian Kemp after the resignation of longtime Republican State Rep. Matt Dollar, who has taken a job with the state’s technical college system.
The successor will fill out the remainder of Dollar’s term, which expires Dec. 31. Candidates and voters must live within the current boundaries of District 45 (map here), which also includes some of North Fulton.
That seat will be redrawn for the May primary and November general election. Dollar said last fall he was not seeking re-election after he and GOP State Rep. Sharon Cooper of the nearby 43rd district were drawn together.
The last day to vote in the special election is March 7, and advance voting will begin on March 14. A runoff, if needed, would take place May 3.
Thus far Democrat Dustin McCormick is the only candidate who has announced his candidacy for the special election. He also said he will be running in the new District 45.
The Cobb Elections office said there are 12 precincts in the county with voters who are eligible to vote in the special election:
- Chestnut Ridge
- Dickerson
- Dodgen
- Hightower
- Murdock
- Mt. Bethel 1
- Mt. Bethel 3
- Pope
- Roswell 1
- Roswell 2
- Sewell Mill 1
- Timber Ridge
Voters can check their eligibility for the special election by visiting the Secretary of State’s office My Voter Page.
Related:
- Special election for Ga. House seat in East Cobb is April 5
- Former East Cobb State House candidate running for Ga. Senate
- Democrat launches campaign for Ga. House special election
- East Cobb Cityhood bill passes Senate committee
- Cupid speaks out on cityhood, redistricting issues
- Cobb Republicans file bill to redistrict county commission seats
- East Cobb Cityhood bill sponsor resigns from legislature
- Cobb Republicans file school board redistricting bill
- East Cobb Cityhood bill passes Georgia House
- East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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