Special Democratic Primary Election Set for Georgia State House District 90

(Atlanta) -- Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday the date of the special Democratic primary election required for Georgia State House District 90, which became vacant with the withdrawal of Rep. Pamela Stephenson.

The special election will be held on February 9, 2020 for the district, which includes parts of DeKalb, Henry, and Rockdale Counties. A run-off, if needed, shall be held on March 9, 2021.

Qualifying for the Georgia House District 90 special primary election will be held at the Democratic Party of Georgia, 501 Pulliam Street, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia, 30312. The qualifying period will be on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, December 17, 2020 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.; and Friday, December 18, 2020 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 1:00 p.m. The qualifying fee shall be $400.00.

Monday, January 11, 2021 is the last day to register to vote for the special primary election. Advance in-person absentee voting will begin on Monday, January 18, 2021.

Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 16 days of early voting (which has been called the “gold standard”), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record turnout in 2020, with over 1.3 million absentee by mail voters and over 3.6 million in-person voters utilizing Georgia’s new, secure, paper ballot voting system.

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