MILTON, Ga. — After more than a year’s discussion about Milton’s 2023 municipal election, which will be run locally for the first time, residents still have questions about how it will work.
To help bring residents up to speed and hone-in on potential poll workers, city officials hosted an election information session at City Hall July 13. About 30 residents swung by.
The Milton City Council voted in December that the city would run its own 2023 municipal elections for the council’s three Post 2 positions up for grabs. The action followed a recommendation from the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Committee suggesting the city could save money by taking the election reins from Fulton County.
City Elections Superintendent and City Manager Steve Krokoff said when the county changed it’s rules in 2021 the price it charged municipalities went up, causing Milton taxpayers to shell out more than $155,000 per election cycle.
Members of the city’s Municipal Election Feasibility Committee previously predicted cost savings of 50 percent or more during future election cycles by making the switch to local control.
At last week’s information session, Krokoff said city staff aren’t exactly sure what to expect because they have virtually no experience in election administration. But, he added, with planning and a team of experienced poll workers they feel confident about their ability to run the election.
“We have no practical experience,” he said. “We acknowledge that right out in front. Everything we have learned, we’ve learned from reading the law, going through the training sessions, going to classes done by the Secretary of State’s office. But we’ve never done this.”
After a short presentation, the floor opened to questions from residents, who were curious about a wide range of election topics.
Here are some of the…
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