All qualifying for local political party candidates and nonpartisan
candidates who are qualifying for the May 24, 2022 General Primary &
Nonpartisan General Election and Independent Candidates who are qualifying for
the November 8, 2022 General Election will take place at the Forsyth County
Voter Registrations & Elections (FCVRE) Office located at 1201 Sawnee
Drive, Cumming, Georgia 30040.
Qualifying will begin Monday, March 7, 2022 and end on
Friday March 11, 2022. Hours are as
follows: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until
12 p.m./Noon.
Candidates who wish to qualify for the May 24, 2022 Nonpartisan
General Election or qualify as an Independent Candidate for the November 8, 2022
General Election will qualify with the FCVRE department. FCVRE staff will be
present during the designated time period to qualify nonpartisan/independent candidates.
Candidates who wish to qualify as a Political Party Candidate
for a Forsyth County Office must qualify with either the Forsyth County Democratic
Party or the Forsyth County Republican Party. Representatives from each political party will
be present during the designated time period to qualify political party
candidates.
Fees are paid to the organization with whom the candidate qualifies. To review the list of offices up for election
and the qualifying fees for each office, please click on the 'Candidate Qualifying Fees' tab on this page.
Contact Information:
Forsyth County Voter Registrations & Elections Director,
Mandi Smith, 770-781-2118, ext. 2577 or mbsmith@forsythco.com
Forsyth County Democratic Party Chairperson, Melissa Clink, 843-628-9810
or melissa.clink@hotmail.com
Forsyth County Republican Party Chairperson, Jerry Marinich,
607-743-8394 or chairman@forsyth.gop
Those who wish to qualify for federal or state offices should
contact the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office at 404-656-2871 or view www.sos.ga.gov for more details.