City
of Jonesboro Municipal Elections
Shandrella Jewett - Elections
Superintendent
The next
scheduled election for the Jonesboro City Council is November 4, 2025.
Municipal
elections for City Council are held and conducted in accordance with Title 2 of
the O.C.G.A., the Georgia Election Code.
Candidates
for City Council run at-large and are voted on by the registered voters of the
entire city, not by districts or posts, or any geographic designation.
Municipal
Elections are held in accordance with the Georgia Election Code, and elected
officials take their Oath of Office at the first meeting immediately following
their election. Officials serve four-year terms and/or until their successors are
elected.
The City
of Jonesboro Municipal Elections are nonpartisan and are held without
primaries.
Sec. 5.11. - Election of the City Council and Mayor
(a)
There shall be a municipal general election on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in odd-numbered years.
(b) There shall be elected three (3) councilmembers in the 1997 election and at every other election thereafter. The mayor's seat and the remaining city council seats shall be filled at the election alternating with the first election so that a continuing body is created as provided for in the initial election held under this charter.
Sec. 5.14. - Special Elections; Vacancies.
In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant for any cause whatsoever, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within six (6) months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those remaining may appoint a successor for the remainder of the term or may allow the office to remain vacant pending the next regular city election. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Georgia Municipal Election Code, O.C.G.A. § 21-3-1 et seq., as now or hereafter amended.
Call for Municipal
Election and Qualifying Information
Notice
is hereby given that Clayton County Department of Election shall
administer/conduct the City of Jonesboro, Georgia 2025 Municipal General
Election on November 4, 2025. Qualifying for
the election shall be held at Jonesboro City Center (City Hall), 1859 City
Center Way, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236 on Monday, August 18, 2025; Tuesday,
August 19, 2025; and Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The hours of qualifying on these days shall
be between 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The qualifying fee for the at-large council
seats is $277.20, which is 3% of the total gross salary of the preceding
year. Said election shall be to elect
three (3) Councilmembers.
Supporting Documentation for 2023 Municipal Election
Call for the November 7th, 2023 Municipal Election
Qualifying Candidates for Mayor and City Council Municipal Election November 7 2023
Sample Ballot for November 7, 2023 Election
Election Daily Report 10-16-23
Election Daily Report 10-17-23
Election Daily Report 10-18-23
Election Daily Report 10-19-23
Electon Daily Report 10-20-23
Election Daily Report 10-21-23
Election Daily Report 10-23-23
Election Daily Report 10-24-23
Election Daily Report 10-25-23
Election Daily Report 10-26-23
Election Daily Report 10-27-23
Election Daily Report 10-28-23
Election Daily Report 10-30-23
Election Daily Report 10-31-23
Election Daily Report 11-01-23
Election Daily Report 11-02-23
Election Daily Report 11-03-23
Certified Election result for the November 7th Municipal Election
Municipal Election Certification
Call for the 2023 Special Municipal Election
Change in Voting Precinct
Qualifying Memo - Mayoral Candidates
Qualifying Memo - City Council Candidates
Notice of L&A Testing of Election Machines
Sample Ballot
Voting Schedule for November 7th, 2023