Milton D. Kidd, MPA

Milton D. Kidd, MPA

Douglas CountyDirector of Elections & Registration (770) [email protected]# of Active Voters: 92,633# of Election Day Polling Places: 25# of Advance Voting Locations: 5

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GAVREO Conference December 2019

“Every American citizen must have an equal right to vote. There is no reason which can excuse the denial of that right. There is no duty which weighs more heavily on us than the duty we have to ensure that right. … It is wrong—deadly wrong—to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country. There is no issue of states rights or national rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.” —President Lyndon B. Johnson


O.C.G.A. § 21‐2‐483

(2)(A) In a partisan election, the vote review panel shall be composed of the election superintendent or designee thereof and one person appointed by the county executive committee of each political party and body having candidates whose names appear on the ballot for such election,…


Code Section (c) of Code Section 21-2-438 and, if so, said vote shall be counted as the elector intended. In the event of a tie vote by the vote review panel, the vote of the election superintendent or designee thereof shall control. (B) The election superintendent may create multiple vote review panels in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to handle the processing of such ballots more efficiently. Upon the creation of such panels, the election superintendent shall designate one of the panels as the chief vote review panel. In the event of a disagreement on such additional panels, the ballots in question shall be reviewed by the chief vote review panel and decided in accordance with the procedures contained in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.


TYPES OF ELECTIONS Partisan Election

• In a partisan election the vote review panel shall be composed of the election superintendent or designee thereof and one person appointed by the county executive committee of each political party and body having candidates whose names appear on the ballot for such election, provided that, if there is no organized county executive committee for a political party or body, the person shall be appointed by the state executive committee of the political party or body


TYPES OF ELECTIONS Nonpartisan County Election

• In a nonpartisan election, the panel shall be composed of the election superintendent or designee thereof and two electors of the county appointed by the chief judge of the superior court of the county in which the election is held.

The requirement to be an elector of the County Per

O.C.G.A *21‐2‐2, “elector” is defined as any person who shall possess all the qualifications for voting now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of this state, including applicable charter provisions, and shall have registered in accordance with this chapter.


TYPES OF ELECTIONS Nonpartisan Municipal Election

• In a nonpartisan election, the panel shall be composed of the election superintendent or designee thereof and two electors of the municipality appointed by the chief judge of the superior court of the county in which the election is held.


RULES OF ROAD • Appointment Letters to Parties asking for Party Representatives sent

approximately 2 weeks before the Primary or Election. • Judicial Appointment for Non Partisan Representatives, if required,

will begin approximately a week or so before the Election. • Election Superintendent Designee is a staff member of the Board of

Elections Office. • If a ballot is rejected by the Optical Scanner due to an over vote, the

ballot is reviewed by the Vote Review Panel. • The Panel will determine the voter’s intent by majority vote. • The ballot will be duplicated, if necessary. • In any event, the vote will be counted per the voter’s intent as

determined by the Vote Review Panel.



A county election superintendent may, in his or her discretion, after7:00 A.M. on the day of the primary, election, or runoff open theinner envelopes in accordance with the procedures prescribed inthis subsection and begin tabulating the absentee ballots. O.C.G.A.§ 21-2-386(a)(3)

The superintendent shall notify in writing, at least seven days priorto the primary, election, or runoff, the Secretary of State of thesuperintendent's intent to begin the absentee ballot tabulationprior to the close of the polls. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-386(a)(G)(3)


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