Public Notices

Advance-in-Person voting for the May 19, 2026 Primary /Nonpartisan Election will be available at the following locations: Lee County Elections Office 100 Starksville Ave North, Suite B, Leesburg, GA 31763 Map & Directions Monday – Friday, April 27 – May 15 8:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, May 2 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, May 9 9:00 am – 5:00 pm The Bindery @ The Oakland Library 445 Oakland Parkway West, Leesburg, GA 31763 Map & Directions Monday, May 4 2:00 pm...

The last day to register and be eligible to vote in May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Election will be April 20, 2026. This will also be the last day to make any address changes prior to the election. Absentee-by-Mail Voting will be available for all registered voters. To obtain an Absentee-by-Mail ballot you may: Use the ballot request portal available at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/ Download an application from the Elections & Registrations webpage Request an...

Notice is hereby given that Logic and Accuracy Testing on the voting equipment to be used in the May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Election will begin at 9:00 am on April 8, 2026. The testing will be held in the Elections and Registration Office and the Elections Storage Building located at 100 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia. Representatives of political parties and bodies, news media, and the public shall be permitted to observe the testing. Testing will continue daily until...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Friday, April 3, 2026 in observance of Good Friday. County offices will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, April 6, 2026. Residential garbage collection will not be affected and will run as scheduled.

April 11, 2026 9:00 am – 12:00 pm This annual event helps improve the appearance of our community by allowing the citizens of Lee County to bring their unwanted items to the landfill (located at 759 Highway 32 East) at no cost! Simply bring items that you no longer need to the landfill! Household garbage is not permitted at the landfill. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Lee County Code Enforcement Office at (229) 759-6000 or email us at...

Due to a conflict, the March meeting of the Lee County Board of Assessors is being changed from March 9, 2026 to March 2, 2026 at 4:30. The meeting will be held in the conference room of the Tax Assessors Office located at 104 Leslie Highway, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. The meeting is open to the public.

Qualifying of candidates for the May 19, 2026 General Primary/Nonpartisan Election and November 3, 2026 General Election will be held March 2–6, 2026. The qualifying period will begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2026 and will end at 12:00 noon on Friday, March 6, 2026. The qualifying fees are as follows: County Office Qualifying Fee County Commissioner District 1 and 3 $169.16 School Board Member District 1 and...

The Department of Community Affairs has adopted new mandatory State Minimum Standard Codes with Georgia Amendments which will become effective on January 1, 2026. The new codes and amendments are as follows: 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Building Code (IBC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with Georgia Amendments 2024 International...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday. County offices will reopen for regular business on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Residential garbage collection will not be affected and will run as scheduled.

The Board of County Commissioners is required by O.C.G.A. 21-2-131, to fix and publish qualifying fees for county offices not later than February 1 of any year in which a general primary, nonpartisan election, or general election is to be held. The qualifying fees for the offices of clerk of superior court, judge of probate court, sheriff, tax commissioner, and magistrate shall be 3% of the minimum base salary, specified in state law for each county based on population. The base which...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2026 in observance of New Year’s Day. County offices will reopen for regular hours on Friday, January 2, 2026. Residential garbage collection services will not run on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Friday, December 26, 2025 in observance of the Christmas holiday. County offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 29, 2025. Residential garbage collection services will not run on Thursday, December 25, 2025 and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. Updated 12/23/25