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The Board of Elections and Registration of Peach County is composed of five members who are appointed accordingly:

• Two members of the board shall be appointed by the governing authority of Peach County
• One member of the board is selected by the county executive committee of the political party which received the highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of such member.
• One member of the board shall be selected by the county executive committee of the political party which received the second highest number of votes within the county for its candidate for Governor in the general election immediately preceding the appointment of such member.
• One member shall be selected by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Peach County.

Current Members of the Board of Elections and Registration are as follows:

Donn Coil
Don Davis
Glenwood Hill
Larry Pearce
Elizabeth White

Latrelle Alford, Registrar
Michelle Riley, Elections Supervisor

This page contains all you need to know about registering to vote in Peach County as well as information on when and where to vote. You can check to see if you are a registered voter by using the link provided and you can download a registration form if you are not registered. Information is also provided about absentee and advance voting. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the board of registrars.

Peach County Board of Registrars
205 West Church St.
Suite 102
Ft. Valley, Ga. 31030-0853
Telephone: 478-825-3514
Fax: 478-825-2187

»» Click here to see if you are registered and where you should vote

Qualifying Fee Notice

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §21-2-131 (a)(1), the following qualifying fees were set by the Peach County Commissioners in the Jan. 12, 2010 meeting:

County Commissioner, Post 2, $270.00
County Commissioner, Post 4, $270
Board of Education, Post 2, $180
Board of Education, Post 4, $180
Board of Education, Post 5, $180

Qualifying for the offices listed above will be at the Peach County Courthouse, Board of Elections Office, 205 W. Church Street, Fort Valley, GA. Qualifying will begin at 9 a.m. on April 26, 2010 and will end at noon on April 30, 2010. The General Primary will be July 20, 2010 and the General Election will be Nov. 2, 2010.

Voter Qualifications (Candidate Qualifications)

To register to Vote in the State of Georgia, you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A legal resident of Georgia
• Be at least 17 1/2 years of age (at least 18 years of age to vote)
• Not be serving a sentence for a conviction of felony involving moral turpitude
• Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

You can register to vote at the Peach County Board of Elections and Registration located at the Peach County Courthouse. There are several convenient methods of signing up to vote, including registration by mail and "Motor Voter" registration.

"Motor Voter" registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license.

Mail-in registration forms are available at this website or from the Peach County Board of Registrars office, public libraries and Department of Public Safety. The online FILLABLE form is in PDF format. You must have the Adobe Acrobat reader (available free of charge from Adobe) installed on your computer to view, fill out or print these forms. Click here for more information. Again, this is a FILLABLE form which may be completed online before you print it for a signature.

Download Voter Registration Application (289 Kb)

Change of Residence

If you move to a new county, you must fill out another voter registration application. If you move within Peach County, you must fill out a change of address form with your new address 30 days prior to an election. This can be done by coming into the Peach County Board of Registrars Office or writing:

Peach County Board of Elections and Registration
205 West Church St.
Suite 102
Ft. Valley, Ga. 31030-0853

If writing, please provide the following information:

Name
Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Old Address
New Address
Signature

Absentee Ballots

If you are required to be absent from your precinct all day on election day (7 a.m. until 7 p.m.) you may request absentee ballots as early as 180 days before an election. Absentee ballots may also be requested for the following reasons:

• Physical disability
• Constant caregiver to someone who is physically disabled
• Election Official, who will perform official duties in connection with the Election
• Election Day falls on a religious holiday, which you observe
• Required to be on duty in yout place of employment for the protection of the health, life, or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open
• 75 years of age or older
• Citizen of the United States permanently residing outside the United States and last domiciled in Georgia, not voting in any other state. Allowed to vote for Federal Offices (President, Vice President, US Senator or Representative in Congress)
• Armed Forces or Merchant Marines of the United States, spouse or dependent of the member, residing outside the County.

Ballot request forms are available at:

Peach County Board of Elections and Registrations
205 West Church St.
Suite 102
Ft. Valley, Ga. 31030-0853

or you may request an absentee ballot by submitting the following information, in writing, to the Voter Registration Office. Request must include:

• Name of election, date of election (if primary, declare party preference)
• Reason absentee ballot is being requested
• Voter's name and address as registered
• Voter's date of birth
• Mailing address where ballot will be mailed
• Voter's signature (may be signed by specified relative if voter is temporarily out of county or if voter is physically disabled)
• No reason, by mail

After completing the request, please submit to the Peach County Board of Elections and Registrations in person, or by fax. If the absentee ballots are available, when appearing in person to request an absentee ballot you must vote within the confines of the Peach County Board of Elections and Registration Office.

Advanced Voting

One week only, Monday through Friday prior to any local, state or federal election, a registered voter may come into the Peach County Board of Elections and Registration Office and vote in advance without a reason.

Requesting a List of Eligible Voters

To request a list of eligible voters in Peach County, the following information is needed:

• Your name, address, and phone number
• Type of list desired
• Check or money order made payable to the Secretary of State prior to ordering list.

Identification Required To Vote At Precincts

Georgia Annotated Code, sections 21-2-417 and 21-3-328, requires identification at polls. The law states: "Each elector shall present proper identification to a poll worker at or prior to completion of a voter's certificate at any polling place and prior to such person's admission to the enclosed space at such polling place." Proper identification shall consist of any one of the following:

• A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
• A valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including one issued by the Department of Driver Services or your county registrar’s office
• Valid U.S. Passport
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state
• Valid U.S. military photo ID
• Valid tribal photo ID

If you do not have one of these acceptable forms of ID, a Georgia Voter Identification Card is available FREE of charge in your county registrar’s office or at any Department of Driver Services Office. You are not required to include any identification when voting absentee by mail.

2010 Election Events

Elections	Voter Registration Deadline	Election Date
Special Election (to fill vacancies only)	Feb. 16. 2010	March 16, 2010
Runoff Date	Feb. 16, 2010	April 13, 2010
General Primary/Special Election	June 21, 2010	July 20,2010*
Runoff Date	June 21, 2010	Aug. 10, 2010
Special Election (to fill vacancies only)	Aug. 23, 2010	Sept. 21, 2010
Runoff date	Aug. 23, 2010	Oct. 10, 2010*
General/Nonpartisan/Special Election	Oct. 4, 2010	Nov. 2, 2010*
Runoff date	Oct. 4, 2010	Nov. 30, 2010

* Special Election to fill vacancies and present a question to voters