Vote May 24th

Key voting dates:

  • April 5, 2016 – Earliest day for a voter to mail an absentee ballot for the General Primary on May 24
  • April 26, 2016 – Last day to register to vote for the General Primary on May 24
  • May 2, 2016 – Early voting begins for the General Primary on May 24
  • May 14, 2016 – Saturday early voting
  • May 24, 2016 – Election day

For more information on voting including registration in DeKalb County, go to http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Voter/CurrentElectionInfo.html

Excerpt of Ballot

( ) YES Shall the special one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes currently imposed in DeKalb County be reimposed on July 1, 2017, upon the expiration of the
( ) NO such currently imposed  tax, for not longer than 20 consecutive calendar quarters, to raise not more than $650,057,000.00 to be used for the following educational purposes:

For the DeKalb County School District:

(A) for making site, facility, and technology improvements to improve safety and security;
(B) for acquiring and developing land for, constructing and equipping, new and replacement schools and support facilities, as well as additions to existing facilities;
(C) adding to, upgrading, reconfiguring, renovating, replacing, modifying and equipping existing and replacement schools, support facilities, athletic fields and physical education  facilities;
(D) making technology improvements;
(E) replacing, purchasing, upgrading school buses, support vehicles, and other capital equipment.

in an amount not to exceed $600,000,000.00 for the DeKalb County School District, all as more fully described in the Notice of Election.  If imposition of the tax is approved by a majority of the voters within the DeKalb County School District, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the DeKalb County School District in the principal amount of not to exceed $200,000,000 for the purpose of funding a portion of the above projects of the DeKalb County School District