Clayton County voting, election | What is on the ballot

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County residents are just weeks away from casting their ballots in the 2024 Presidential Election. 

The election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but early voting starts on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Voters will get to cast their ballots to pick the next leader of the country and important local and state positions.

Here’s everything you need to know on the ballot:

To find out if you’re registered to vote, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office’s My Voter Page. 

• Enter your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth.
• If you’re registered to vote, your information will be available online. 

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You can find your polling location through the My Voter Page. Once you log into your account, you’ll find the name and address of your voting precinct. 

On your My Voter page, you’ll find information on early voting and absentee ballot drop box locations. There, you’ll also be able to look at a sample ballot before you head to the polls.

The deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 7.

• Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Oct. 18, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
• Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. 
• Sunday, Oct. 20, from noon until 5 p.m. 
• Monday, Oct. 21 through Friday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
• Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 27, from noon until 5 p.m. 
• Monday, Oct. 28 through Friday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Georgia Code § 21-2-285 deals with the regulations state and local officials must abide by when writing an official election ballot. According to the law, Republicans appear at the top of every race because party candidates must be listed “in the descending order of the totals of votes cast for candidates of the political parties for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.”

When Gov. Brian Kemp won re-election 2022, he also won the right for all the candidates of his party – the Republican Party – to appear at the top of races on this year’s ballot.

• President and Vice President of the United States
• Districts 5 and 13 seats for the United States House of Representatives
• Districts 17, 34, and 44 seats for the State Senate
• Districts 74 – 79 seats for State House of Representatives
• District Attorney
• Clerk of Superior Court
• Probate Judge
• Chief Magistrate
• Sheriff
• Tax Commissioner
• County Commission Chair
• Districts 2 and 3 commissioner seats 
• Districts 2 & 3, 5-7 seats for Board of Education
• 2 Proposed Constitution amendment questions and one statewide referendum questions

President of the United States 

• Donald J. Trump: President & JD Vance: Vice President- Republican
• Kamala D. Harris: President & Tim Walz: Vice President- Democrat 
• Chase Oliver: President & Mike ter Maat: Vice President- Libertarian 
• Jill Stein: President & Rudolph Ware: Vice President- Green 
• Claudia De la Cruz: President & Karina Garcia: Vice President- Independent 
• Cornel West: President & Melina Abdullah: Vice President- Independent

For United States House of Representatives – District 5

For United States House of Representatives – District 13

For State Senate District 17

For State Senate District 34

For State Senate District 44

For State House of Representatives – District 74

For State House of Representatives – District 75

For State House of Representatives – District 76

For State House of Representatives – District 77

For State House of Representatives – District 78

For State House of Representative – District 79

For District Attorney Clayton County Judicial Circuit 

• Tasha M. Mosley (Incumbent, Democrat, unopposed) 

• Pamela P Ferguson (Incumbent, Democrat, unopposed)

For Clerk of Superior Court

For County Commission District 2

For County Commission District 3

For County Board of Education District 2

For County Board of Education District 3

For County Board of Education District 5

For County Board of Education District 6

For County Board of Education District 7

For Clayton County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 

• Deetra Poindexter (Incumbent, unopposed) 

For the United States House of Representatives, District 6

For the United States House of Representatives, District 11

For State Representative, District 139

Proposed Constitutional Amendments

1. Provides for a general law state-wide homestead exemption that may differentiate among political subdivisions. House Resolution # 1022 Ga. L. 2024, p. 1191 “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for a state-wide homestead exemption that serves to limit increases in the assessed value of homesteads, but which any county, consolidated government, municipality, or local school system may opt out of upon the completion of certain procedures? Yes or No 
2. Provides for a state-wide Georgia Tax Court. House Resolution # 598 Ga. L. 2024, p. 1189 “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for the Georgia Tax Court to be vested with the judicial power of the state and to have venue, judges, and jurisdiction concurrent with superior courts?” Yes or No 

State Referendum Question

1. Raises amount of tangible personal property tax exemption from $7,500.00 to $20,000.00. House Bill # 808 Act No. 581, Ga. L. 2024, p. 696 “Do you approve the Act that increases an exemption from property tax for all tangible personal property from $7,500.00 to $20,000.00?” Yes or No 

You can find Clayton’s full general election sample ballot here. To learn more about voting in Clayton County, click here.

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