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Oconee County Board of Elections &
Registration
P.O. Box 958 ~
10 Court Street
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
Phone:
706-769-3958 ~ Fax: 706-769-3906
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pat Hayes, Chair,
Oconee County Board of Elections & Registration
phayes@oconee.ga.us
Department Responsibilities:
In addition to planning,
organizing and conducting all county elections,
the Oconee County
Board of
Elections and Registrations Office is responsible for recording
the voter registrations of Oconee County citizens and verifying
the legality of each voter. The Elections office is
accountable for the accuracy and validity of elections and for
abiding by all federal and state election codes. The
Elections office also serves as the filing office for all local
candidates to file state ethics forms.
Important information for citizens wishing to vote:
Qualifications
to Register: You must be at least 17-1/2 years old to register
and
18 years old to vote; a resident of the county in which you register; a
United States citizen; you cannot be serving a sentence for a felony involving
moral turpitude; and you cannot have been adjudicated mentally incompetent.
Voter
Registration Deadline is
the fifth Monday prior to the election (if Monday is a legal holiday,
deadline moves to the next day). The same deadline applies to changing your name
and/or address prior to an election.
Information
Required on Application: Complete name; residence
address; mailing address if different; county of residence; date of birth; and signature
or mark. Optional information includes race, gender and telephone number.
A Precinct Card
is Mailed to
the applicant once the voter registration application is approved. If you
do not receive your card within two to three weeks, please contact your local
county voter registration office.
LINKS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION
OCONEE COUNTY PRECINCTS (PDF format)
GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE - ELECTIONS DIVISION
WEBSITE
2009-2010 ELECTIONS CYCLE CALENDAR
ON SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE
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