Public Notices

The regular scheduled Elections & Registrations Board meeting for July 14, 2026 at 9:00 am has been cancelled. The next regular scheduled board meeting will be held on August 11, 2026 at 9:00 am in the Elections & Registrations Office located at 100 Starksville Avenue North in Leesburg, Georgia.

Notice is hereby given that a recount of votes cast in the May 19, 2026 Republican General Primary Election for the Public Service Commission District 3 race will begin Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 9:30 am. The recount will be held in the Elections and Registration Office located at 100 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia. Testing will end at 5:00 pm on June 23, 2026, and resume on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, if needed. For further information contact the Elections and Registration...

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.

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.

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

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 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...