On June 28, 2010 I emailed the GA Board of Elections because I was not satisfied with the response from our local board of elections personnel about registering with Republican or Democrat party affiliation. I wanted to register as an Independent as I did in Florida.
This is the response I received from Rhonda Brown, Operations Coordinator, SOS Elections Division:
Thank you for your email.
The State of Georgia does not register voters with any party affiliation. During a primary election, a registered voter may cast a ballot in the Republican or Democratic Primary, but not both. There will be no choice to make for the general election because all candidates will be on one ballot. If I may be of further assistance, please let me know.
So here we are for today's election and there are ballot questions for Republicans and Democrats but they are not the same. I see the question asked in the comments of the Augusta Chronicle article and maybe an email to the local media will provide the real answer but of course only after the election.
Republican ballot questions
1. Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education?
2. Do you support ending the current practice of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators by imposing a $100 cap on such gifts?
3. Should active duty military personnel who are under the age of 21 be allowed to obtain a Georgia weapons license?
4. Should citizens who wish to vote in a primary election be required to register by their political party affiliation at least 30 days prior to such primary election?
5. Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each innocent human being from his or her earliest biological beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?
6. Should the Richmond County School Board members be limited to serve only 2 four year terms?
7. Should the sheriff, solicitor general, coroner, clerk of superior court, probate judge, tax commissioner, and civil court judges elections be non-partisan?
8. Should the Augusta-Richmond County Commission pass an ordinance banning smoking in public places?
9. Should the state of Georgia pass legislation to allow for gambling on horse racing in Georgia?
10. Should the Augusta-Richmond County Commission pay for the moving of families out of Hyde Park subdivision?
Democrat ballot questions
1. Should the Georgia Constitution be amended to allow the state to override locally elected school boards’ decisions when it comes to the creation of charter schools in your county or city?
2. Do you support ending current practice permitting unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators?
3. Should Georgia adopt an income tax credit for home energy costs to support the economic security of our families?
4. Should Georgia reduce sales taxes on made in Georgia products so as to support the growth of small businesses in our state?
5. Currently, the candidates for mayor and commissioners qualify as non-partisan. Would you like the law changed so that they qualify as partisan (Democrat or Republican)?
Just wondering, Normal Ops or SNAFU?
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I had the same question and stumbled across this article during my search for an answer.
The only information I found was the following article, which says the questions are non-binding and implies they exist simply to gauge the political climate. I am assuming this means the party leaders are taking a survey.
http://www.examiner.com/article/georgia-primary-ballot-questions-results-no-surprises
I had the same question and stumbled across this article during my search for an answer.
The only information I found was the following article, which says the questions are non-binding and implies they exist simply to gauge the political climate. I am assuming this means the party leaders are taking a survey.
http://www.examiner.com/article/georgia-primary-ballot-questions-results-no-surprises
Thanks Tommy Jones for sharing the article. So I guess it is Normal Ops: The questions on each party’s primary ballots help party leaders survey the political climate in each election cycle.
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