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General Election Information

ELECTION

  • The General Election for the City of Dalton is held the first Tuesday in November in odd numbered years.  All Terms of offices for city officials are four (4) years. 

QUALIFYING DATES

  • Qualifying periods shall commence no earlier than 8:30 A.M. on the last Monday in August immediately preceding the general election and shall end no later than 4:30 P.M. on the following Friday; and, in the case of a special election, the municipal qualifying period shall commence no earlier than the date of the call and shall end no later than 25 days prior to the election; and

 

Candidates for Alderman are required to live within the Ward line boundaries of the district for which they are seeking election.

QUALIFYING FEES

  • A qualifying fee for each office to be elected by the qualified electors of the City of Dalton at any general or special municipal election shall pay a qualifying fee of three percent (3%) of the gross earnings, including all supplements, if a salaried office; and if not a salaried office, the fee shall be $35.00.

 

VOTER REGISTRATION

  • Please contact Whitfield County Registrar's Office at 278-7183 for Voter registration.

VOTING PRECINCTS
Voting on the day of the election takes place at the following voting precincts:

  • 1A Dalton High School
  • 2A Dalton State College Gymnasium
  • 3A City Park School Gym (faces Jones Street)
  • 4A Whitfield County School Administration Office
  • 5A Dalton Parks and Recreation Department
  • 6A Morris Street School

ABSENTEE VOTING

  • Persons required to vote by Absentee Ballot should contact the Board of Elections and Registrar, 205 North Selvidge Street Suite K, Dalton, Ga. 30720 or phone 706-278-7183.

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT

  • The Ethics in Government Act requires candidates and officers to keep clear records of all contributions in cash or by other sources as well as all distributions or expenditures.  Anonymous donations are prohibited. Funds received from unknown sources must be turned in to the State. Records are to be kept for three (3) years and be them available for inspection upon request.

Please refer to the Ethics in Government Act for additional information or questions pertaining to the "Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report" and “Financial Disclosure Statements”.
(O.C.G.A.  Title 21)

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

  • “The Ethics In Government Act As It Applies To Candidates and Public Officers”  states anyone who is not already a public officer and who plans to run for public office must file a Declaration of Intention to Accept Campaign Contributions card BEFORE accepting such contributions.  No such declaration is required of persons who are already public officers and who plan to run for public office again.

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE REPORTS

  1. A "Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report" must be filed with this office no later than September 30.
  2. A second "Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report" is due no later than October 25.
  3. The final "Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report" is due no later than December 31.

All elected officials are required to file this report annually each year. Please refer to the  Ethics in Government Act for additional information or questions pertaining to the "Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report".  (O.C.G.A.  Title 21)

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Every candidate for election or elected municipal official is required to file a "Financial Disclosure Statement" with the Office of the City Clerk as follows:

  1. Candidates: Statement is filed not later than the 15th day after the candidate qualifies, and is for the preceding calendar year.
  2. Elected Officer: Statement is filed not before the first day of January nor later than July 1 for the period of the preceding calendar year of each year in which the public officer holds office.

Please refer to the Ethics in Government Act for additional information or questions pertaining to the "Financial Disclosure Statements".
(O.C.G.A.  Title 21)

CAMPAIGNING

  • The City of Dalton has a Sign Ordinance and use of campaign signs must comply with this ordinance.  Anyone desiring to use campaign signs must post a cash bond with the Building Inspector’s Office before signs are erected. The bond will be refunded through the Building Inspector's Office after the signs are removed.  You may reach the Building Inspector’s Office at 706-275-7401.  The office is located at 1407 Applewood Dr Dalton GA 30720.

The O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-414 states no person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute any campaign literature, newspaper, booklet, pamphlet, card, sign, or any other written or printed matter of any kind, nor shall any person conduct any exit poll or public opinion poll with voters on any ... election date:  The provisions prohibit such conduct:

  1. Within 150 feet of the outer edge of any building within which a polling place is established.
  2. Within any polling place; and
  3. Within 25 feet of any voter standing in line at such polling place.

FORMS

  • All local filings are now made with the The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Local Qualifying officers will no longer be required to maintain Campaign Finance Commission filings which are made after 1/10/2011.  For E-filing information please call 404-463-1980 or go to: www.ethics.ga.gov/EFiling/default.aspx

PENALTY

  • The Ethics in Government Act provides that any person who knowingly fails to comply with, or who knowingly violates the provisions of the ACT shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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