Public Notices

The Lee County Board of Elections and Registration will conduct a mandatory risk limiting audit of the votes cast in the June 16, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan General Runoff beginning Monday, June 29, 2026 at 9:30 am in the Lee County Elections Office located at 100 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia. The audit will continue daily until completed. The public and all interested parties are invited to attend. The audit shall be open to the view of the public and press, but no person...

The Lee County Board of Elections & Registration will hold a pre-certification meeting Monday, June 22, 2026 at 2:30 pm and a meeting to certify election results at 5:00 pm on the same day. The meeting will be held in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia. The meetings are open to the public.

Please be advised that the meeting of the Lee County - Leesburg - Smithville Planning Commission scheduled for 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 9, 2026, has been cancelled. The next Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 06, 2026, at 6:00 pm in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Building located at 102 Starksville Avenue North in Leesburg.

The Daily Ballot Recap for the June 16, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Runoff Election will be updated by 10:00 am Monday – Friday when reports are available. Daily Ballot Recap PDF Date Absentee By Mail Ballots & EBD Issued Absentee By Mail Ballots Returned Absentee By Mail Ballots Rejected Absentee By Mail Ballots Cured & Accepted Provisional Absentee By Mail Ballots Issued Provisional ABM Ballots Cure & Accepted Advance In Person Ballots...

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-386 and State Election Board Rule 183-1-14-0.7-15, the citizens of Lee County are hereby notified the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration will begin the processing of paper absentee ballots cast in the June 16, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Runoff at 9:30 am on Friday, June 12, 2026 in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, and continue until 5:00 pm. Processing will resume on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 9:00 am...

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-492 notice is hereby given that the computation and canvassing of the returns of votes cast in the June 16, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Runoff will take place in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia. Computation and canvassing will begin Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 9:00 am. The Board of Elections and Registration will meet to certify the returns on June 23, 2026 at 9:00 am.

There will be a called meeting of the Lee County Board of Assessors on Thursday, May 28,2026, at 1:00 pm in the Kinchafoonee Conference Room of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, GA 31763.

The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing regarding the proposed FY2026-2027 budget on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. This Public Hearing is open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. The Lee County Board of Commissioners will adopt the FY2026-2027 proposed budget June 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be...

The last day to register and be eligible to vote in the statewide and local portion of the June 16, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan Election was April 20, 2026. The registration deadline for new (first-time registration) Georgia voters who wish to vote in the federal portion of the June 16, 2026 Runoff will be May 18, 2026. 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...

Results for the May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan General Election can be viewed on the Georgia Secretary of State’s Election Results website. View Lee County May 19, 2026 Primary/Nonpartisan General Election Results View Statewide Elections Results

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Lee County, Georgia, has determined that a portion of Old Leslie Road, an unpaved road lying North from New York Road to HWY 195, has ceased to be used by the public to the extent that no substantial public purpose is served by said road; and WHEREAS, this portion of the roadway must be closed in order to swap property with an adjacent property owner so as to create a straight shot for the last portion of the newly paved road to terminate at HWY 195;...

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day. County offices will reopen Tuesday, May 26, 2026 for regular business hours. Residential garbage services will be delayed one day for the rest of the week.