Secretary Kemp Announces the Close of Qualifying for the Special Election in State House District 43

ATLANTA – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today the close of candidate qualifying for the special election to fill the vacancy in State House District 43.

The election for State House District 43 will occur in a portion of Cobb County.
 
The election is a non-partisan special election with no party primary. 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, September 20, 2011. A run-off election, if needed, will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2011.

The following candidates qualified for State House District 43 and will be placed on the ballot:

Roy C. Barnes                                                             Party Affiliation: Republican
4281 Highborne Drive, NE
Marietta, GA  30066

John Carson                                                                Party Affiliation: Republican
3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 240-123
Marietta, GA  30006

Don Hill                                                                      Party Affiliation: Republican
3955 Camrose Place
Marietta, GA  30062

Robert Lamutt                                                            Party Affiliation: Republican
4667 Jefferson Township Place
Marietta, GA  30066

Geraldine Wade                                                          Party Affiliation: Republican
3641 Summerford Drive
Marietta, GA  30062
 
Citizens must be registered to vote by Monday, August 22, 2011 to participate in the September 20, 2011 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, September 16, 2011. 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.