DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Voters in DeKalb County will head to the polls to cast their ballots in the General Primary Election on Tuesday, May 21.
Here's a breakdown of how to check if you're registered to vote, where to vote and who's on the ballot.
How to check if you're registered
To find out if you're registered to vote, visit the Georgia Secretary of State's Office's My Voter Page.
- Enter your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth.
- If you're registered to vote, your information will be available online.
Where do I go to vote in DeKalb County?
You can also find your polling location through the My Voter Page. Once you log into your account, you'll find the name and address of your voting precinct.
On your My Voter Page, you'll find information on early voting and absentee ballot drop box locations. You can also look at a sample ballot before you head to the polls.
Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County
- Debra DeBerry - Incumbent (D)
Chief Magistrate
- Berryl A. Anderson- Incumbent (D)
Chief Executive Officer
Sheriff
- Melody M. Maddox- Incumbent (D)
Tax Commissioner
- Irvin J. Johnson- Incumbent (D)
County Commissioner District 1
- Robert Patrick (D)
- Andy Yeoman (D)
County Commissioner District 4
- Chakira Johnson (D)
- Gabrielle Nicole Rodgers (D)
- Lance Lawyer Hammonds (D)
- Rita A. Scott (D)
County Commissioner District 5
- Mereda Davis Johnson- Incumbent (D)
- Gina Smith Mangham (D)
County Commissioner District 6
- Edward Curtis Terry- Incumbent (D)
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division A-3 (To succeed Wayne M. Purdom)
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Divison A-5
- Mike Jacobs- Incumbent
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division A-6
- Ana Maria Martinez- Incumbent
- Tyshawn Yvonne Jackson
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Divison B-8
- Kiesha R. Storey- Incumbent
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-9
- Brian K. Ross- Incumbent
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-10
- Charles E. Bailey- Incumbent
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-11
- Ronald Bernard Ramsey- Incumbent
Judge of the Probate Court of DeKalb County
- Bedelia C. Hargrove- Incumbent
County Board of Education District 1
- Austin McDonald
- Andrew Ziffer
County Board of Education District 3
- Deidra Rossell Wright
- Deirdre P. Pierce- Incumbent (D)
County Board of Education District 5
- Donna Priest-Brown
- Telessa Ammons
- Tiffany Tate Hogan
- Manus B. Caldwell, Jr.
County Board of Education District 7
- Awet “Howard” Eyasu
Soil & Water Conservation District
- Dell F. MacGregor
State Democratic Party Questions
- Should the United States and the State of Georgia protect Georgians from gun violence by banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, closing background check loopholes, and passing other common-sense gun safety reforms?
- Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean energy production as part of a climate policy that recognizes the urgent threat that climate change poses to Georgians' health, lives and future?
- Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes accessible at all times through Election Day?
- Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion and other reproductive health care?
- Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer dollars intended for public education to pay for private school vouchers?
- Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum wage to a living wage
- Should the portion of the Georgia state constitution allowing for involuntary servitude of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be repealed, thus prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude statewide?
- Should the State of Georgia improve access to safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable housing supply, protecting tenants' rights to habitable living conditions, and cracking down on negligence or abuse by property management companies or landlords?
State Republican Party Questions
- For future elections, do you want hand-marked paper ballots scanned and verified by hand count in live stream video?
- Should the legislature enact the FairTax, replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
- Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
- Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
- Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
- Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
- Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
- Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN-controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over the management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?
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