Pickens County, Georgia
Samuel Paul Lindsey Our friend and long-time member of the Pickens County Democratic Committee passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022. (Obituary) |
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Democratic Voters! In the General Primary on May 24th (early voting starts May 2nd), Who are the Democrats running State-Wide?(The list is LONG—be prepared to choose!) |
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| Advanced In-Person Voting Mon.-Fri. May 2nd-20th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7th & 14th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pickens County Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Jasper, GA 30143 |
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Pickens County Democrats
| To receive notice of planned events and activities of the Pickens County Democratic Committee, send an email with your name to chair@pickensdemocrats.org. |
- Calendar, 9th Congressional District. Please see this calendar for Democratic events in nearby counties.
- Calendar, Democratic Party of Georgia
- Calendar, Young Democrats of GA. (This is a Facebook site.)
Dates in this color are from the Georgia Secretary of State's 2022 election calendar.
| Dates in a box are activities of the Pickens County Democratic Committee. |
Tuesday, March 7, 2022 - Earliest day to apply for an absentee ballot for the May General Primary Election (Note 1 below)
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Earliest day for a registrar to mail an absentee ballot for the General Primary/Non-Partisan/Special Election
Monday, April 25, 2022 - Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the General Primary/Non-Partisan/Special Election and Runoff Election
Monday, May 2, 2022 - Advanced (Absentee In-Person) Voting begins for the General Primary/Non-Partisan/Special Election
Saturday, May 7, 2022 - Mandatory Saturday Voting for the General Primary/Non-Partisan/Special Election
Friday, May 13, 2022 - Last day to submit absentee ballot application for the May General Primary Election
Saturday, May 14, 2022 - Mandatory Saturday Voting for the General Primary/Non-Partisan/Special Election
| Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee monthly meeting. Pickens County Administration Building, 1266 East Church St., Jasper; Pickens Room (basement, entrance at rear of building). Special guest, Antonio Daza, Dem candidate for U.S. House, 11th Congressional District (Pickens Co. is now in the 11th CD.) |
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - Georgia General Primary: Who's on the state-wide Democratic ballot?
| Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - Earliest day for Pickens County Democratic Committee 2022-2026 member elections. |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location TBA. |
| Friday, July 8, 2022 - Last day for Pickens County Democratic Committee 2022-2026 member elections. |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee monthly meeting. |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location TBA. |
Monday, August 22, 2022 - Earliest day to apply for an absentee ballot for November General Election (Note 1 below)
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 - Earliest day for a registrar to mail an absentee ballot for the November General/Special Election
| Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee monthly meeting. |
Monday, October 10, 2022 - Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the November General Election and Runoff Election
Monday, October 17, 2022 - Advanced (Absentee In-Person) Voting begins for the November General Election. (Note 2 below)
| Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location TBA. |
Saturday, October 22, 2022 - Mandatory Saturday Voting for the November General Election
Friday, October 28, 2022 - Last day to submit absentee ballot application for the November General Election
Saturday, October 29, 2022 - Mandatory Saturday Voting for the November General Election
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - Georgia General Election (Note 2 below) (Note 3 below)
| Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee monthly meeting. |
Note 1: To request a ballot, you'll need to include your driver's license number, state ID number or, if you don't have those, a copy of acceptable voter ID. Revises OCGA §21-2-381, S.B. 202 §25(a)(1)(C). Date of birth (DOB) also required. Counties cannot mail out ballots until 4 weeks before the election (previously 7 weeks). Revises OCGA §21-2-384, S.B. 202 §27(a)(2).
Note 2: IF YOU ATTEMPT TO VOTE IN THE WRONG PRECINCT on Election Day, S.B. 202 provides that out-of-precinct provisional ballots will not count unless cast after 5 pm and voter signs a statement saying they cannot make it to correct precinct in time. Revises OCGA §21-2-418, S.B. 202 §34. If you vote early ("Advanced (Absentee In-Person) Voting"), this will not be an issue!
Note 3: S.B. 202 provides that
- Counties must count all the ballots nonstop as soon as polls close. Revises OCGA §21-2-493, S.B. 202 §41. (Counties may begin processing absentee ballots as early as two weeks before election day. Revises §21-2-386, S.B. 202 §29(a)(2).)
- Counties must complete count by 5 pm the day after the election or be subject to [State Election Board] sanction. Revises OCGA §21-2-386, S.B. 202 §29(d)
- Certification is Monday after election. OCGA §21-2-493, S.B. 202 §41.
- Counties could take breaks counting ballots.
- Counties could count ballots until certification deadline.
- Certification was two Fridays after election
Revised 5/6/2022