The Office of Elections Registration

Jason Tate, Supervisor

(229) 377-1897

jason.tate@gradycountyga.gov

Fax: (229) 377-4127

250 N. Broad St, Suite 3
Cairo, GA 39828

Mon - Fri
8:30am - 5:00pm

GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER RESULTS – GRADY COUNTY

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NOTICES & NEWS

GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DEMOCRATIC RUNOFF BALLOT (CLICK HERE)
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION STATE-WIDE RESULTS (CLICK HERE)
CITY OF CAIRO MAYORAL RACE RESULTS:
- SHENKIA JOHNSON – 157
- EDGAR ROBINSON – 697
- SILVIA SALGADO – 127

*See Calendar below for more details**

Board Members

Sam Carnline
District 1

Sandy Reagan
District 2

Kathy Mills
District 3

Renee Gee-Theophille – Chair
District 4

Bobby Gwaltney
District 5

Monthly Board Meetings

Board of election & registration meetings are held the first Monday of each month, at 5:30 pm.

Location: elections office (early voting location) in the Grady County courthouse (address above).

Additional board meetings will be posted here and/or the elections office a minimum of 24 hours in advance.

Citizens are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Department Description

Our office is responsible for:

Assisting elected officials and candidates in completing state ethics forms and maintaining them for public inspection, also available online at Georgia Campaign Finance System.
Voter registration and voter education
Conducting elections for federal, state, and county offices
Federal, state, and local redistricting
Maintaining U.S. Justice Department compliance and implementing federal and state legislation, Supreme Court Decisions, and Attorney General Opinions

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Voter registration status
Mail-in application and ballot status
Poll location
Early voting locations
Elected officials
Registration information on file with the county office
Sample ballot for the upcoming election
Provisional ballot status

Party Affiliation

You do not register by political party in the State of Georgia because the state has an open primary. At each Presidential Preference or General Primary Election, you may choose the primary in which you wish to vote by selecting the party before voting. A run-off is simply a continuation of the election. You must vote for the same party in the run-off as you did in the primary unless you voted a non-partisan ballot. In this case you must indicate a party preference for your run-off ballot. If you fail to vote in the General Primary, you are still eligible to vote in either party’s Run-off Election and the General Election.

Absentee-by-Mail Voting

Georgia law allows for absentee-by-mail ballots to be requested no earlier than 78 days and no later than 11 days prior to an election. Any applications received outside of this window will be rejected. To request an absentee ballot, complete an absentee ballot application and return it to the elections office by mail, fax, email (as an attachment), or in person.

	July 2025
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	1	2	3	4	5 DEADLINE TO PUBLISH ADVANCE VOTING NOTICE FOR JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF (IF REQ'D) DEADLINE TO PUBLISH ADVANCE VOTING NOTICE FOR JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF (IF REQ'D) July 5, 2025 Grady County courthouse, 250 N Broad St, Cairo, GA 39828, USA The Office of Elections shall publish the dates, times, and locations of the availability of advance voting in its jurisdiction on the homepage of the county's publicly accessible website associated with elections or registrations, or if the county does not have such a website, in a newspaper of general circulation, and by posting in a prominent location in the county, no later than 14 days prior to the beginning of the advance voting period for a general primary, special primary, general election, or special election and no later than seven days prior to the beginning of the advance voting period for any run-off election. Any new advance voting locations added after that deadline shall be published in the same manner as soon as possible. The board of registrars shall not remove any advance voting location after the notice of such location is published, except in the case of an emergency or unavoidable event that renders a location unavailable for use. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(3) •	6
7 Grady County Board of Elections and Registration Monthly Meeting Grady County Board of Elections and Registration Monthly Meeting July 7, 2025 Grady County courthouse, 250 N Broad St, Cairo, GA 39828, USA NOTE This meeting time has been changed to 10:00 AM, June 5th. Board of election & registration meetings are held the first Monday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Location: elections office (early voting location) in the Grady County courthouse (address above). Additional board meetings will be posted here and/or the elections office a minimum of 24 hours in advance. Citizens are welcome and encouraged to attend. IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 7, 2025 1:00 pm - July 11, 2025 9:00 pm There shall be a period of advance voting that shall commence as soon as possible prior to a runoff from any general primary or election but no later than the second Monday immediately prior to such runoff. Advance voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and during the second and third Saturdays. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(1) • •	8 IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 7, 2025 1:00 pm - July 11, 2025 9:00 pm There shall be a period of advance voting that shall commence as soon as possible prior to a runoff from any general primary or election but no later than the second Monday immediately prior to such runoff. Advance voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and during the second and third Saturdays. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(1) DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE TO DESIGNATE POLL WATCHERS FOR JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE TO DESIGNATE POLL WATCHERS FOR JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 8, 2025 In an election or run-off election, candidates running in a nonpartisan election shall be entitled to designate one poll watcher in each precinct, at least seven days prior to such election or run-off election. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-408(b)(1) • •	9 IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 7, 2025 1:00 pm - July 11, 2025 9:00 pm There shall be a period of advance voting that shall commence as soon as possible prior to a runoff from any general primary or election but no later than the second Monday immediately prior to such runoff. Advance voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and during the second and third Saturdays. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(1) •	10 IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 7, 2025 1:00 pm - July 11, 2025 9:00 pm There shall be a period of advance voting that shall commence as soon as possible prior to a runoff from any general primary or election but no later than the second Monday immediately prior to such runoff. Advance voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and during the second and third Saturdays. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(1) •	11 IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF IF NEEDED ADVANCED IN PERSON (EARLY) VOTING BEGINS FOR THE JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF July 7, 2025 1:00 pm - July 11, 2025 9:00 pm There shall be a period of advance voting that shall commence as soon as possible prior to a runoff from any general primary or election but no later than the second Monday immediately prior to such runoff. Advance voting shall be conducted during normal business hours on weekdays during such period and during the second and third Saturdays. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(d)(1) •	12	13
14	15 NOTE BELOW ELECTION DAY - PRIMARY RUNOFF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION NOTE BELOW ELECTION DAY - PRIMARY RUNOFF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION July 15, 2025 NOTE-ALL PRECINCTS WILL BE OPEN DATE OF SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501(a)(1). Polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-403 OFFICE OF REGISTRAR AND SUPERINTENDENT TO REMAIN OPEN County election office(s) to remain open until completion of their duties. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-490 BALLOT CAST REPORT DUE Report due by 11:59 p.m. of total number of ballots cast, including provisional ballots, and absentee-by-mail ballots received by the close of polls to the registrar. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-421 •	16	17	18 DEADLINE FOR JULY RUNOFF PROVISIONAL VOTERS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION/ABSENTEE BALLOT CURE DEADLINE DEADLINE FOR JULY RUNOFF PROVISIONAL VOTERS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION/ABSENTEE BALLOT CURE DEADLINE July 18, 2025 O.C.G.A. § 21-2-419(c)(1)(2)(3) Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-386(a)(1)(C) •	19	20
21 COUNTIES TO BEGIN RECONCILIATION OF BALLOTS CAST/VOTER CREDIT COUNTIES TO BEGIN RECONCILIATION OF BALLOTS CAST/VOTER CREDIT July 21, 2025 As soon as possible but no later than 30 days following the certification of election results, the election superintendent shall transmit to the Secretary of State a reconciliation report that reconciles the aggregate total of all ballots cast in each precinct as reported in the precinct-level election results to the aggregate number of voters who received credit for voting in each precinct on the form made available by the Secretary of State. Any discrepancies in the aggregate total of ballots cast in each precinct compared to the aggregate number of voters who received credit for voting in a precinct shall be fully investigated by the election superintendent or designee. The explanation for any discrepancy shall be included in the Reconciliation Report. County reconciliation deadline: SEB Rule 183-1-12-.12(e) 21-2-421(b); DEADLINE FOR COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF RESULTS DEADLINE FOR COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF JULY 15th SPECIAL PRIMARY RUNOFF RESULTS July 21, 2025 Returns shall be certified by the superintendent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Monday following the date on which such election was held, and such returns shall be immediately transmitted to the Secretary of State. O.C.G.A. §21-2-493(k) • •	22	23 DEADLINE FOR RECOUNT REQUEST BY CANDIDATE DEADLINE FOR RECOUNT REQUEST BY CANDIDATE July 23, 2025 Whenever the difference between the number of votes received by a candidate who has been declared elected to an office in an election or is eligible for a runoff election and the number of votes received by any other candidate not declared so elected or eligible for a runoff is not more than one-half of 1 percent of the total votes cast for such office, the losing candidate with the number of votes within this margin shall have the right to request a recount of votes if made in writing and within a period of two business days following the certification of the election results. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-495(c) •	24	25 DEADLINE TO CONTEST ELECTION RESULTS DEADLINE TO CONTEST ELECTION RESULTS July 25, 2025 A petition to contest the result of a primary shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction within five days after the certification of election returns by the election official having responsibility for taking such action or within five days after certification of the returns following a recount. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-524 •	26	27
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Board Meeting Minutes
January 06, 2025
December 09, 2024
December 02, 2024
February 03, 2025
March 03, 2025
April 07, 2025
May 05, 2025
June 23, 2025 Board of Elections Meeting Agenda
June 23, 2025 BOE Meeting Notice

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