Elections

Elections

The City Clerk is the Elections Superintendent for the City and is responsible for qualifying of candidates and holding the municipal elections.

Qualification

As the qualifying officer, the City Clerk sets the qualifying period for City elections and qualifies each candidate for election. The City Clerk shall notify the Campaign Finance Commission of the names and addresses of all candidates and offices sought in any election within ten days of the close of the qualification period.

Forms

As filing officer, the City Clerk shall receive and file the required disclosure reports from all candidates and transmit them to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Forms include the following:

Forms and Publications (Campaign & Personal)
Declaration of Candidacy and Affidavit

Electors List

As the municipality's chief registrar, the City Clerk reviews an electors list submitted by the County and identifies in writing to the County Board of Registrars any names on the electors list of persons who are not qualified to vote at each primary or election, stating the reason for disqualification.

Absentee Ballot Applications

If you wish to request an application to vote as an Absentee, please click the link to request an application -  https://sos.ga.gov/admin/uploads/2021_Absentee_Ballot_Application2.pdf. Once you complete the application, you can either mail, hand deliver, or email the application to the Office of City Clerk, 745 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, GA  30297, the email address is elections@forestparkga.gov.  

Voter Status

To check your voting status, click My Voter's Page.