CALL OF ELECTION TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE
SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR
District 1, District 3, District 5 &
District 7
Notice is hereby given
by the Sumter County Board of Elections and
Registration that, pursuant to the Order of The
Honorable
W. Louis Sands, Sr. of the U.S. District
Court for the Middle District of Georgia, an
election will be held in conjunction with the
General Election on November 8, 2022 to elect
members of the Sumter County Board of Education
District 1, District 3, District 5 & District 7
including as drawn by the U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia.
Those elected to School Board Districts 1, 3,
5, and 7 shall be elected to a full four-year
term and shall take office on January 1, 2023.
Qualifying of candidates
for the Sumter County Board of Education for
this Election
will be held from August 22, 2022 through August
25, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 P.M. and on
August 26, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00
noon. The qualifying fee for each school board
district is $72. Qualifying of candidates will
take place at the Sumter County Board of
Elections and Registration, Sumter County
Courthouse, 500 West Lamar Street, Suite 140,
Americus, Georgia.
The last day to register
to vote in this Election is October 10, 2022.
Anyone desiring to register may do so by
applying in person at the principal office of
the Sumter County Board of Elections and
Registration during normal business hours
located at the Sumter County Courthouse, 500
West Lamar Street, Suite 140, Americus, Georgia,
or by any other method authorized by the Georgia
Election Code.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A.
Section 21-2-385, advance (in person) voting
will be conducted Monday through Friday
beginning October 17, 2022 and ending on
November 4, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday October, 22, 2022
and Saturday, October 29, 2022 between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Americus and
Sumter Exposition Center (old fairgrounds), 903
Adderton Street, Hwy 30, Americus, Georgia. All
other absentee voting will be conducted as
authorized by the Georgia Election Code.
Polls will be open from
7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 at
the regular polling places. This notice shall
serve as any additional public notice of said
Election as may be required by the Georgia
Election Code.
For questions regarding
the conduct of this Special Election or for maps
of the school districts, please contact the
Sumter County Board of Elections and
Registration at the Sumter County Courthouse,
Suite 110, 500 West Lamar Street, Americus,
Georgia or by calling (229) 928-4580.
RANDY HOWARD, ELECTION SUPERVISOR
SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND
REGISTRATION
