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Mission Statement
The mission of the Murray County election office is to:
- Serve the public of Murray County in the processes of registering citizens to vote and conducting elections in accordance with federal and state laws
- Serve the public and all political candidates with the information necessary for a smooth electoral process
- Maintain accurate records that are required by both federal and state statutes
Responsibilities
This office bears all responsibility for the registration of voters and the conduct of elections as set forth in chapter 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. All activities are conducted in accordance with the rules of the Georgia State Election Board.
This office conducts voter registration for Eton and Chatsworth. Elections in each city are conducted by that city.
Provisional Ballot Status
If you would like to check your Provision Ballot's Status you may do so at the Secretary of State's Website
If you have any questions contact Murray County's Elections Department at 706-517-1400 option 7
or
Contact the State Provisional Ballot Hotline at 1-844-537-5375
Notice to Spring Place voters - your precinct has not moved, it is in the same building where it has been for several years. The building that was once the Spring Place United Methodist Church is now owned by the Salvation Army, as the sign indicates. You will enter the building by the front doors and will be voting in what was once the sanctuary.
The Runoff for the General Election in Georgia for 2022 will be on December 6, 2022.
Because of changes in election law made by the Georgia General Assembly in 2021 the schedule for absentee voting is different from what it was in 2020. The last day an application may be accepted is for the runoff is November 28th.
Logic and accuracy testing of the voting equipment to be used in the runoff will begin on November 24th at 10 am and continue until completed. All work is done in public. The location of the L&A testing is the election office at 121 North 4th Avenue in Chatsworth and in the storage building of the Board of Elections behind the annex building.
Advanced voting for the General Election Runoff will begin on November 28 and continue until December 2nd. There is no Saturday voting for the Runoff. Advanced voting hours are 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Murray County does not conduct advanced voting on Sunday. Advanced voting is conducted at the Murray County Recreation Department on Hyden Tyler Road. The Recreation Center is located at the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Park. The physical address is 651 Hyden Tyler Road.
A registered voter can vote in the runoff even if you did not vote in the General Election
The drop box for ballots in Murray is located in the office of the Board of Elections and Registration in the courthouse annex. The address is 121 N 4th Ave., Chatsworth, GA
To see a sample ballot, go to the My Voter Page on the Secretary of State's website and put in your information. It will show you the ballot you will use when you vote. You can print it out if you wish. Follow the directions below.
go to www.sos.ga.gov
click on elections at the top
on the right click on my voter page
on the right enter your information
click submit
your information will appear
scroll down
on the right click on view sample ballot
A TOTAL OF 5,889 PEOPLE CAST BALLOTS IN MURRAY IN THE GENERAL ELECTION RUNOFF. THIS IS 44.15% OF THE ACTIVE VOTERS.
Absentee by mail
&
Advanced Voting
December 6, 2022
Date | Ballots Issued | Ballots Returned | Ballots Rejected | Advanced Voters |
11/25 | 207 | |||
11/26 | 67 | |||
11/28 | 15 | 796 | ||
11/29 | 2 | 2 | 832 | |
11/30 | 29 | 781 | ||
12/1 | 75 | 722 | ||
12/2 | 51 | 987 | ||
12/3 | 9 | |||
12/4 | 18 | |||
12/5 | 19 | |||
12/6 | 21 | |||
Provisional ballots
December 6 , 2022
Date | Provisional Voters | Ballots Verified or Cured | Ballots Rejected |
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Election Office
Physical Address
121 N. Fourth Ave.
Chatsworth, GA 30705
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1015
Chatsworth, GA 30705
Phone: (706) 517-1400, ext. 1232Fax: (706) 695-9755
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm