Secretary Kemp Announces the Close of Qualifying for the Special Elections in State House Districts 60 and 107

ATLANTA – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today the close of candidate qualifying for the special elections to fill the vacancies in State House Districts 60 and 107.

The election for State House District 60 will occur in portions of Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton Counties. The election for State House District 107 will occur in portions of Gwinnett and Walton Counties.
 
The elections are non-partisan special elections with no party primaries. However, each candidate’s party affiliation, if any, will be listed on the ballot. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Run-off elections, if needed, will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

The following candidates qualified for State House District 60 and will be placed on the ballot:

Theresa F. Middlebrooks                                           Party Affiliation: Democratic
2299 Jernigan Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA  30315

Latrenka R. Riley                                                       Party Affiliation: Democratic
281 Tonawanda Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA  30315

Keisha Sean Waites                                                    Party Affiliation: Democratic
P.O. Box 3249
Atlanta, GA  30302

The following candidates qualified for State House District 107 and will be placed on the ballot:

Mark Banks                                                                Party Affiliation: Republican
5689 Center Hill Church Road
Loganville, GA  30052

Tom Kirby                                                                  Party Affiliation: Republican
7525 Greens Mill Drive
Loganville, GA  30052

Michael P. Lynch                                                       Party Affiliation: Nonpartisan
607 Baymist Court
Loganville, GA  30052 

Paul Smith                                                                  Party Affiliation: Republican
P. O. Box 2554
Loganville, GA  30052

Citizens must have been registered to vote by Monday, January 9, 2012 to participate in the February 7, 2012 special election. Voter registration forms can be obtained at any county registrar’s office or from the Secretary of State’s website: www.sos.ga.gov/elections.

Voters can request an absentee ballot from their county registrar’s office through the close of business on Friday, February 3, 2012. Absentee ballots must be returned to the county registrar’s office by the close of polls on Election Day. To download an absentee ballot request form, please visit: www.sos.ga.gov/elections.

Registered voters can visit the Secretary of State’s MVP website to view a sample ballot specific to that voter for upcoming elections, find their Election Day polling location and early voting locations in their county, check their registration status, track the status of their absentee ballot, and more. The MVP website can be accessed at: http://www.sos.ga.gov/mvp.

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.