Last Day to Vote Early in Special Election – Election Day Next Tuesday

Today is the final day of early voting in the upcoming Special Election.  Voters in Chattooga County will be voting for a candidate to fill the seat vacated by Colton Moore in the Georgia Senate.  Also, voters will be casting their ballot in the 14th District U.S. Congressional Race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. House of Representatives.  All early voting in Chattooga County takes place at the Chattooga County Registrars Office, located at 10017 Commerce Street in Summerville.  Voting hours today are from 8:30 AM until 5 PM.  Bring a picture ID when you come to vote.  Next Tuesday, Election Day, all voting will take place in local precincts across the county.  Voting on Tuesday will be from 7 AM – 7 PM.  No voting will take place at the Registrars Office on Election Day.

Chattooga County to Begin Early Processing of Absentee Ballots March 9

Chattooga County Elections officials will begin the early processing of Absentee by Mail ballots on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Registrar’s Office, 10017 Commerce Street in Summerville. The process is open to the public.

Early processing does not mean votes are being counted early. Instead, election workers carefully remove absentee ballots from their outer envelopes and prepare them for scanning. During this step, ballots are scanned into the system, but they are not tabulated or totaled.

Officials emphasize that actual vote tabulation will not occur until after the polls close on Election Day, in accordance with Georgia election law. The early processing step helps ensure results can be reported more efficiently once voting officially ends.

Residents who wish to observe the process may attend at the Registrar’s Office.

Special Election Set for March 10 to Fill Northwest Georgia’s 14th District Seat After Greene Resignation

Governor Brian Kemp issued an order Tuesday calling for a special election on Tuesday, March 10 to fill the vacant 14th Congressional District seat after U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome resigned, effective Monday, Jan. 5.

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