2020 Qualifying Dates and Deadlines

All qualifying for Political Party Candidates and Nonpartisan Candidates who are qualifying for the May 19, 2020 General Primary and NonPartisan General Election and Independent Candidates that are qualifying for the November 3, 2020 General Election will take place during the time noted below.  The location and hours for Candidate Qualifying will be updated on this page prior to the start of Qualifying in 2020.

Type of Election	Qualifying Start Date and Time	Qualifying Deadline and Time
Political Party Candidate Qualifying for the General Primary	March 2 at 9am	March 6 at 12pm (noon)
NonPartisan Candidate Qualifying for the NonPartisan General Election	March 2 at 9am	March 6 at 12pm (noon)

Please be advised pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-131 (a)(1)(A) and 21-2-131 (a)(1)(B) the governing authority of the county, not later than February 1, 2020 shall fix and publish a qualifying fee for each county office to be filled in the upcoming primary or election.  During a regularly scheduled meeting held on January 9, 2020, the Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County, acting in its capacity as the governing authority of Forsyth County, approved a resolution to set the qualifying fees for candidates for the County offices to be elected in 2020.  Click here for the Public Notice with this information or scroll down to view.  Click here to view the Qualifying Candidate Information page of the Secretary of State's website and to search for qualified candidates by Federal, State and/or County office.  

List of Offices Up for Election in 2020

Position is Partisan or NonPartisan	Qualify at the County Level or State Level	Title	District	Term Length	2020 County Qualifying Fees (to be set by February 1, 2020)
Partisan	County	County Commissioner	District 2	4 years	$1,102.43
Partisan	County	County Commissioner	District 4	4 years	$1,102.43
Partisan	County	County Commissioner	District 5	4 years	$1,102.43
Partisan	County	County Board of Education Member	District 3	4 years	$252.00
Partisan	County	County Board of Education Member	District 4	4 years	$252.00
Partisan	County	County Board of Education Member	District 5	4 years	$252.00
Partisan	County	Clerk of Court	Countywide	4 years	$2,533.76
Partisan	County	Sheriff	Countywide	4 years	$2,597.17
Partisan	County	Tax Commissioner	Countywide	4 years	$2,533.76
Partisan	County	Coroner	Countywide	4 years	$1,590.00
Partisan	State	District Attorney	Countywide	4 years
Partisan	County	Probate Judge	Countywide	4 years	$2,533.76
NonPartisan	County	Chief Magistrate	Countywide	4 years	$2,533.76
NonPartisan	State	Superior Court Judge	Countywide	4 years
NonPartisan	County	Chief Judge, State Court	Countywide	4 years	$5,081.27
Partisan	State	State Senator	27th District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Senator	51st District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Representative	9th District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Representative	22nd District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Representative	24th District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Representative	25th District	2 years
Partisan	State	State Representative	26th District	2 years
Partisan	State	US Congressman	7th District	2 years
Partisan	State	US Congressman	9th District	2 years
Partisan	State	US Senator	Statewide	6 years