Politics & Government
Election Day 2012: What You Need to Know Before You Go Vote
Here is some important information for today's election.
Election Day is finally here.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To find your polling place and view a sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State "My Voter Page." Each voter is assigned a specific polling place. You must go to your assigned polling location in order to cast a ballot.
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To vote, you will need to present proper identification such as a Georgia driver's license or Georgia voting card. For a list of acceptable identification, click here.
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Local and state election results will be posted on the Georgia Secretary of State website. Visit the elections results page for a video tutorial demonstrating how results will be reported.
Countywide, voters will cast ballots in the following contested races (races with candidates running unopposed are not included):
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President of the United States
- Barack Obama (Joe Biden, Vice President), Democrat (Incumbent)
- Mitt Romney (Paul Ryan, Vice President), Republican
- Gary Johnson (James P. Gray, Vice President), Libertarian
Public Service Commissioner
- Chuck Eaton, Republican (Incumbent)
- Stephen Oppenheimer, Democrat
- Brad Ploeger, Libertarian
Public Service Commissioner
- Stan Wise, Republican (Incumbent)
- David Staples, Libertarian
U.S. House, 4th District
- Hank Johnson, Democrat (Incumbent)
- J. Chris Vaughn, Republican
U.S. House, 7th District
- Rob Woodall, Republican (Incumbent)
- Steve Reilly, Democrat
State Senate, 9th District
- Don Balfour, Republican (Incumbent)
- Scott Drake, Democrat
State House, 81st District
- Scott Holcomb, Democrat (Incumbent)
- Chris Boedeker, Republican
State House, 93rd District
- Dar’Shun Kendrick, Democrat (Incumbent)
- Cristine Hoffer, Republican
State House, 95th District
- Tom Rice, Republican (Incumbent)
- Brooke Siskin, Democrat
State House, 96th District
- Pete Marin, Democrat (Incumbent)
- Mark Williams, Republican
State House, 101st District
- Valerie Clark, Republican (Incumbent)
- Timothy Swiney, Democrat
State House, 105th District
(no incumbent)
- Joyce Chandler, Republican
- Renita Hamilton, Democrat
Gwinnett County
Board of Education, District 1
- Carole Boyce, Republican (Incumbent)
- Jennah Es-Sudan, Democrat
Board of Education, District 3
- Mary Kay Murphy, Republican (Incumbent)
- Jen Falk, Democrat
Board of Education, District 5
- Louise Radloff, Democrat (Incumbent)
- H.K. Dido, Republican
Consitutional Amendments
- “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon request of local communities?”
- “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for a reduction in the state’s operating costs by allowing the General Assembly to authorize certain state agencies to enter into multiyear rental agreements?”
For a consolidated sample ballot including all Gwinnett races, see the attached pdf file.
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