Secretary Handel closes qualifying for state House District 93

Secretary of State Karen Handel closed qualifying for the special election to fill state House District 93 Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at noon. Five candidates qualified and paid the qualifying fee of $400 for the special election to be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a run-off election will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

The following candidates qualified and will be placed on the ballot in alphabetical order:

Dee Dawkins-Haigler
6050 Kingston Wood Way
Lithonia, GA 30038
Party Affiliation: Democrat

Malik Douglas
5945 Idlewood Place
Lithonia, GA 30038
Party Affiliation: Democrat

Colet Odenigbo
4548 Tulie Ct.
Lithonia, GA 30038
Party Affiliation: Democrat

Jim Sendelbach
2675 N. Lakeview Dr. SW
Conyers, GA 30094
Party Affiliation: Democrat

Traci Waites
1272 Rhodes Walk
Conyers, GA 30094
Party Affiliation: Democrat

The election is a non-partisan special election with no party primary. However, each candidate’s party affiliation will be listed on the ballot.

All citizens residing in State House District 93 who are not registered to vote can register through Thursday, April 10, 2008. Voter registration forms can be obtained at any county registrar’s office or from the Secretary of State’s website: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/voter_registration/voter_reg_app.htm.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Advance voting will be held Monday, May 5 through Friday, May 9, 2008. The election will be held in portions of DeKalb and Rockdale counties. To find your advanced voting location, contact your county registrar’s office.

Voters can request an absentee ballot from their county registrar’s office through the close of business on Friday, May 9, 2008. All absentee ballots must be received by the county registrar by close of business on Election Day, May 13, 2008. Photo identification is not required when voting by mail.

Voters will be required to show photo identification when voting in person. For more information on the requirements for photo ID, please call 1-877-725-9797 or visit www.GaPhotoID.com.