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Paulding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration |
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County Elections & Voter Registration Recognized for Excellence in Election
Administration with National Clearinghouse Award. One of 24 Programs Honored by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for Innovation, Sustainability, and Replicability
May 23, 2023—Today, Director of Elections & Voter Registration, Deidre Holden announced they were recognized for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award Outstanding Innovations in Elections: Programs that use creative tools to improve election administration, while advancing new and innovative concepts. . Also known as the “Clearies,” the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) presents the awards program annually to celebrate the hard work of election offices across the country. Now in its seventh year, this year’s Clearie Awards honored programs that took place during the 2022 midterms.
The Paulding County Elections & Voter Registration Voter Education Guide was one of 24 programs that were recognized with a Clearie Award. The 2022 Voter Education Guide was created by Deidre and the Elections Staff to better educate the public on the Voter Registration and Elections. Each household in the county with registered voters, received one of these guides. The Election Office has received many compliments of appreciation for these guides by the voters of our county!
Mrs. Holden stated, “We are honored to win this national award for our county! Our goal is to serve the voters and the citizens of Paulding County with the best customer service we can. It is truly an honor to serve the voters of Paulding County and to make their voting and registration experience the very best!” Holden went on to thank Jolee Kitchen and Tim Collins for helping see this endeavor through and making it beautiful! We would also like to thank GIS Manager, Josh McCracken for always providing reports and addressing for us to be able to send these out our voting households.
The Clearies play an essential role in fulfilling the EAC’s mission to serve as a clearinghouse for election administration information under the Help America Vote Act. The EAC is an independent, bipartisan federal agency solely focused on election administration. Submissions were judged on innovation, sustainability, outreach, cost-effectiveness, replicability, and the generation of positive results.
This year’s awards categories include:
• Outstanding Use of HAVA Grants in Elections Modernization
• Outstanding Election Official State Association Program or Local Office
• Outstanding Innovation in Election Cybersecurity and Technology
• Improving Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities
• Outstanding Innovations in Elections – Large Jurisdictions
• Outstanding Innovations in Elections – Small/Medium Jurisdictions
• Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining, and Training Poll Workers
• Creative and Original “I Voted” Stickers
“The spotlight on U.S. elections has never been brighter, and the EAC is pleased to honor the work of these offices to make elections more secure, technologically advanced, and accessible to voters,” said EAC Chairwoman Christy McCormick, Vice Chair Ben Hovland, Commissioner Donald Palmer, and Commissioner Thomas Hicks in a joint statement. “Especially as election administrators prepare for the 2024 presidential election, we encourage them to review the great work of these Clearie Award-winning jurisdictions for ideas they may want to replicate in their communities.”
More information on the Clearies and each awardee is available on eac.gov .
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!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP !!!
WITH THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF PAULDING COUNTY, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL POLLING LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET OUT OF ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MOVE TO THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. LOCATIONS MUST BE ADA COMPLIANT, HAVE PAVED PARKING, AND A LOT OF PARKING AVAILABLE.
CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, CLUBHOUSES ARE GREAT LOCATIONS. SHOULD YOU HAVE A SUGGESTION, PLEASE SEND THE NAME OF THE LOCATION, AND THE ADDRESS TO DHOLDEN@PAULDING.GOV FOR CONSIDERATION.
CLICK HERE FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR ELECTION DAY SUCCESSFUL
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!!!ATTENTION VOTERS!!!
THE PAULDING COUNTY ELECTIONS & VOTER REGISTRATION STAFF WILL NEVER COME TO YOUR DOOR AND ASK YOU IF YOU PLAN TO VOTE OR WHO YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR.
WE HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION OF INDIVIDUALS GOING DOOR TO DOOR, IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT, ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR INTENT CONCERNING YOUR VOTE, AND REFUSING TO PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THIS.
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BOARD MEETING MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING THE BOARD SECRETARY AT elections@paulding.gov
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
CLICK HERE FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SECURITY OF THE DOMINION VOTING SYSTEM
CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY VOTER PAGE TO VIEW YOUR PERSONAL VOTING INFORMATION, CHANGE YOUR REGISTRATION OR REGISTER TO VOTE
SAMPLE BALLOTS (Only Available During Active Elections) |
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PHOTO IDS
PUBLIC NOTICE |
WE ENCOURAGE OUR VOTERS TO WATCH THE INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS BELOW CONCERNING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE COMPLETION OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOT PACKET TO BETTER EDUCATE AND INFORM SO THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTE COUNTS.
filling out your absentee ballot application
filling out your absentee ballot packet
Attention Absentee Voters: Please mail your absentee ballot application to:
Paulding County Absentee Clerk, 240 Constitution Blvd., Dallas, Ga 30132.
You can email your application to
absenteerequest@paulding.gov
OR FAX THE APPLICATION TO:770-443-7548
SAMPLE BALLOTS for all elections are available at www.mvp.sos.ga.govYou must use Google Chrome to access this information.once you are on the website:
Please contact the election office should you have any questions at 770-443-7503. |
Paulding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU
l-r: Deidre Holden, Director, Lacy Dunn, Asst. Director, Jessica Lord, Election Specialist, Election System Manager, Sherri Hamilton, Election Specialist, Absentee Manager
The Paulding County Board of Elections and Staff look forward to serving the voters of Paulding County. We are currently serving approximately 125,000 voters with 19 election day polling locations, and 3 early voting sites. We are here to help with your voter registration, absentee by mail voting, and absentee in person voting. our promise to you is to conduct all elections with integrity, transparency and trust. We want your voting experience to be a pleasant one.
How may we assist you? Please contact us at 770-443-7503 or email us at elections@paulding.gov
Meet the Board Members
Peggy Wills, Chair
Raymond Phillips, Member
Marguerite Simmons
Cecilia McMichen, Member
Angie Jones, Vice-Chair
Please click here for a printable voter registration application
TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE CLICK HERE
Information about Third Party Registration drives
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker for Paulding County, please email latisha.campbell@paulding.gov OR CALL 770-443-7503.
CLICK HERE FOR A POLL WATCHER RECRUITMENT VIDEO
CLICK HERE for an application to become a Paulding County Election Worker
Precinct and Political maps
THE MAPS BELOW REFLECT THE NEW LINES DUE TO REDISTRICTING AND WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE 2022 ELECTION YEAR
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAP
CLICK HERE FOR PAULDING COUNTY PRECINCT MAP
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF PAULDING COUNTY PRECINCTS WITH ADDRESSES
Absentee By Mail voting information
click here
Please click here for 2022 absentee ballot application
CLICK HERE FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Information for Elected Officials and Candidates
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO THE EASY CAMPAIGN FINANCE PORTAL TO REGISTER AND FILE REPORTS
GOOGLE CHROME IS REQUIRED TO USE THIS APPLICATION PORTAL