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Today is the deadline to register to vote in fall elections
City of Conyers Council elections scheduled for Nov. 3
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Registering to Vote

Voter Qualifications:

Registration Information

Applications to Register to Vote Are Available at the Following Locations:
  • Voter Registration and Elections main office
  • Rockdale County Courthouse, Probate Court  
  • Most banks in the county
  • Nancy Guinn Memorial Library
  • Driver's License Bureau
  • Conyers City Hall

    To Register to Vote, You Must:

  • Be a U. S. Citizen
  • Be a legal resident of Georgia and the county in which he/she seeks to vote
  • 17 ½ years old to register
  • 18 years old to vote
  • Not be serving a sentence for a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  • Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

    Registration or changes to a registration must be made at least 30 days prior to an election. A voter precinct card should arrive by mail within 30 days after the application is received in the registrars office.

    • - Rockdale County Board of Elections


    Change of Residence

    Voters are required to notify the board of registrars of their county of residence whenever they move.

    If you move within the same county in which you are registered to vote and don't notify the registrar at least 30 days prior to an election, you may vote in your old polling place for that election. You must file a notice of your new address. This can be done by writing your county board of registrars' office, or by submitting a new voter registration application.

    If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote within 30 days of an election, you may vote in your old precinct for that election.

    If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote in excess of 30 days prior to an election, you have lost your eligibility to vote in the county of your old residence. You must register to vote in your new county of residence. If you don't register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.

    - Ga. Secretary of State's website

    Today is the last day for new voters and new residents registered in other districts to register in Conyers for the upcoming city council elections.

    Voters can go to the Board of Elections office at 1400 Parker Road, Lobby C, which will be open until 4:30 p.m.

    They can also go online to print out a form, (http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/voter_registration/voter_reg_app.htm) which must by postmarked by today. 

    For more information, call the Rockdale County Board of Elections at 770-278-7333 or visit http://www.rockdalecounty.org/main.cfm?id=2360

    You can also visit the secretary of state's website at http://www.sos.ga.gov/elections/.

    The Mayor's seat, District 2 Post 1 and District 1 city council seats are up for election.

    For the Mayor's race, incumbents Randal Mills along with challenger Kathy Harvey have qualified to be on the ballot.

    District 2 Post 1 Councilman Chris Bowen, the incumbent, and challengers Don Williamson and Tony Adams have qualified for the District 2 Post 1 seat.

    District 1 Councilman Cleveland Stroud will run unchallenged.