Qualifying Closes for Special
Elections: Senate D-21, House
D-21, and Senate D-11
As of noon
today, qualifying is closed for
the following Special Elections:
State Senate District 21 (held
in portions of Cherokee/Fulton
Counties), State House District
21 (held in a portion of
Cherokee County) and State
Senate District 11 (held in
Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady,
Miller, Seminole, and portions
of Mitchell/Thomas Counties).
Candidates were required to
submit a fee of $400 and their
paperwork in order to qualify
for the House and Senate
Districts 21 and the Senate
District 11 elections to be held
on January 8th,
2013.
Full
details of qualified candidates
may be accessed at
http://www.sos.ga.gov/elections/
and selecting the Qualified
Candidates link under the
Election Dates, Deadlines, and
Qualifying Information section.
Below is a
list of candidates, party
affiliation, city of residence
and district:
|
State Senate
District 11 |
State Senate
District 21 |
State Rep.
District 21 |
|
Marshall Berman (R)
– Thomasville |
Brandon Beach (R) –
Alpharetta |
Bill Fincher (R) –
Canton |
|
Dean Burke (R) –
Bainbridge |
Sean Jerguson (R)
–Canton |
Brian Laurens (R) –
Canton |
|
Brad Hughes (R) –
Blakely |
|
Kenneth Ashley Mimbs
(R) – Canton |
|
Mike Keown (R) –
Coolidge |
|
Scot Turner (R) –
Holly Springs |
|
Eugene McNease (R) –
Thomasville |
|
Natalie Bergeron (D)
– Canton |
|
Lisa Collins (D) –
Blakely |
|
Eduardo Correia (I)
- Canton |
|
Jeffrey G. Bivins
(L) - Cairo |
|
|
All persons
who are not registered to vote
and who desire to vote in the
Special Election must register
to vote before the close of
business on Friday, December 14,
2012. Polls will be open from
7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
Brian Kemp
has been Secretary of State
since January, 2010. Among the
office’s wide-ranging
responsibilities, the Secretary
of State is charged with
conducting efficient and secure
elections, the registration of
corporations, and the regulation
of securities and professional
license holders. The office also
oversees the Georgia Archives.
