- The Board of Elections is responsible for conducting your county elections. They set the boundaries for voting precincts and secure facilities to serve as polling locations for these precincts.
- The Board recruits, selects, hires, trains and assigns personnel to serve as poll workers.
- The Board conducts qualifications for candidates and develops the ballots used for each election.
- The Board acquires, maintains, prepares and delivers equipment used to conduct elections. They also publicize notices as required by law and maintain election records.
- The Board consists of 4 members (2 Democrats and 2 Republicans) and a Board Chair.

Part of the board that oversees your county's elections

Chatham

Georgia

2022 General Election

2022 Primary Elections

2022 Primary Elections Runoff

- The Board of Elections is responsible for conducting your county elections. They set the boundaries for voting precincts and secure facilities to serve as polling locations for these precincts.
- The Board recruits, selects, hires, trains and assigns personnel to serve as poll workers.
- The Board conducts qualifications for candidates and develops the ballots used for each election.
- The Board acquires, maintains, prepares and delivers equipment used to conduct elections. They also publicize notices as required by law and maintain election records.

Board of Elections Member

- Recorder’s Court Judges handle traffic citations by local police departments, DUIs, and violations of county ordinances.
- Recorder’s Courts are only present in some large Georgia Counties. Their purpose is to reduce the number of cases in Magistrate or Municipal Court. In some counties, the Recorder’s Court covers unincorporated areas not covered by a Municipal Court. 
- Jurisdiction and selection of recorder’s court judges vary per county. Some Recorder’s Court Judges are appointed by the Mayor or City Council while others are elected. 

County Judges who handle DUIs, traffic citations, and county ordinance violations. 

Public Safety

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Community Involvement

Ethics & Conduct

Recorder's Court Judge

- County Commission Chairs oversee the Board of County Commissioners, which create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- The County Commission Chair is specifically responsible for preparing the county budget, which must be passed by the rest of the County Commissioners. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commission Chairs have additional executive duties including coordinating with the office of the Mayor for your county, appointing Commissioners to committees, and representing your county at official functions.
- County Commission Chairs are elected to 4-year terms in county-wide elections.

Acts as the head of your county's governing board.

Cherokee

Policing

Quality of Roads

Public Services

Economy

Education

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

County Commission Chair

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Part of the board that governs your county's public school system

Teacher Pay

College & Career Readiness

Access to Education

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

County Board of Education Member

Tax Commissioners are elected at the county level, and their job is to oversee most phases of the taxing process. These responsibilities include billing, collecting, processing, and distributing taxes. They are generally in charge of property taxes, solid waste fees, public utilities, and renewing your vehicle tag. Notably, the Tax Commissioner does not determine how much taxes you pay. Because taxes are a source of revenue for counties, the tax commissioners’ work is ultimately beneficial to individual cities, education, transportation, and other local services. In addition to administering tax laws, the department is responsible for enforcing laws and  regulations pertaining to the control of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Georgia as well as motor vehicle license plate and title administration.

Oversees the taxing process in the county

Administration

Tax Commissioner

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county

2022 Georgia candidates

Chatham Board of Elections Member, Republican Primary

3 candidates

Chatham Board of Elections Member, Republican Primary

2 candidates

Chatham Recorder's Court Judge

3 candidates

Chatham Board of Elections Member, Democratic Primary

2 candidates

Chatham Board of Elections Member, Democratic Primary

2 candidates

Cherokee County Commission Chair, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

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Cherokee County Board of Education Member, District 5, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

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Cherokee County Board of Education Member, District 3, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

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Cherokee Tax Commissioner

1 candidate

Cherokee County Commissioner, District 1, Republican Primary

1 candidate

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