Memo from Mayor Mike Mason: Voting in City Elections

Oct. 9, 2014

From Mayor Mike Mason: Voting in City Elections

As a resident of Peachtree Corners, I certainly understand your disappointment after learning that you will need to visit two separate locations to cast your vote. Please let me explain the reason.

Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections has a policy that due to the large number of municipalities (cities) within the county, it does not contract with cities to hold municipal elections. Therefore, all 16 cities in Gwinnett County must hold their own elections at separate polling locations.

“Many issues including political district boundaries, municipal boundaries, polling locations and the multiple and varying city charters are just a few of the issues” explains Lynn Ledford, Elections Director for the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations & Elections on why Gwinnett County does not combine city elections with county elections.

Please note there are several ways to vote including early voting at Peachtree Corners City Hall and voting by mail which would reduce or eliminate the need to visit two separate polling location on Election Day.

The polling location at City Hall will be open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. from Oct. 13 through Oct. 31 for early voting. You may also cast your vote by Absentee Ballot.

Absentee vote by mail applications are available on the city’s website and may be submitted up to 180 days prior to Election Day. More detailed voter information is posted on the city’s website. Locate the “Government” tab at the top of the homepage and click on the pages listed in the “City Elections” pull down menu.

And for those who choose to vote on Election Day, there will be more than an ample supply of voting machines and qualified, experienced poll workers, all Peachtree Corners residents, to ensure the voting process is quick and efficient.

In the city’s first election, residents will decide Nov. 4, 2014 on whether to allow package sales of distilled spirits within city limits.

I encourage everyone to exercise their right to vote. Please contact Kym Chereck, the city’s Elections Superintendent at kchereck@peachtreecornersga.gov for further questions or information.