The qualifying period for non-presidential candidates in the 2024 election begins tomorrow: Monday March 4.
The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration issued a statement to clarify where candidates go to qualify to run and what election maps will be used for districts in light of legal challenges to district maps.
For residents, the best way to avoid confusion over the maps and to find out where you are supposed to vote, and what candidates will be on the ballot in your districts for various offices, is to visit the My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s’ website.
There you can find out:
- Voter registration status
- Mail-In application and ballot status
- Poll location
- Early voting locations
- Elected Officials
- Registration information on file with the county office
- Sample ballot for the upcoming election
- Provisional Ballot status
Here is the statement from Cobb’s election board:
STATEMENT OF COBB COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS REGARDING THE REDISTRICTING MAPS APPLICABLE FOR THE QUALIFYING PERIOD BEGINNING MARCH 4, 2024
On Monday, March 4, 2024, the qualifying period will begin for candidates seeking to qualify for county and state races appearing on the May Primary and November General Election ballots. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration (“Cobb BOER”), as the superintendent of elections for Cobb County, does not directly handle the qualifying of candidates for partisan races. Instead, those candidates who wish to appear on a partisan primary ballot must qualify directly with their political party at its county office. (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-153). While Cobb BOER is not directly responsible for qualifying partisan candidates, parties and citizens have requested guidance from the Board as to which maps are to be used for qualifying at this time when multiple redistricting lawsuits are still pending in various stages of appeal.
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