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Spalding elections office outlines June 17 public service commission special primary, advanced voting and absentee rules for elderly and disabled voters
Summary
Spalding County Elections Director Kim Slaughter reviewed the June 17, 2025 special Public Service Commission primary dates, candidate counts for PSC districts 2 and 3, advanced voting schedule, and a Georgia Secretary of State advisory that elderly and disabled voters must file separate absentee applications for each special primary and runoff.
Kim Slaughter, director of Spalding County Elections, briefed the Board of Commissioners on the calendar and rules for the June 17, 2025 special Public Service Commission (PSC) primary and related elections.
Slaughter said qualified-candidate counts are: PSC District 2 — one Democrat and two Republicans; PSC District 3 — four Democrats and one Republican. Given the multi-candidate Democratic field in District 3, she said a July 15 runoff is highly likely because Georgia primaries require a candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
Advanced voting for the June 17 special primary will begin in May (dates listed in the county election calendar) and includes a daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule at the election office, 825 Memorial Drive, during designated advanced periods. Slaughter reminded voters that all 17 precincts will be open on election day, June 17, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and encouraged voters to use the county voter page and posted QR codes to find sample ballots and polling places.
Slaughter read guidance from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Elections Division: elderly and disabled voters who are normally eligible to file a single absentee application for the election cycle must nevertheless file separate absentee applications for each special primary, special primary runoff, special election, or special election runoff. She cited OCGA provisions and state election-board rules and said county staff are proactively notifying voters and accepting absentee applications already. Absentee-by-mail applications began being accepted March 31 for this special election; the office may mail absentee ballots beginning May 26 and will accept absentee applications through June 6.
Slaughter asked the board to help publicize the calendar and the special absentee-rule requirements for elderly and disabled voters. She also offered to review any suspect mailers or potentially fraudulent registration communications for residents who call the elections office.
No vote was required; Slaughter concluded by answering questions about the calendar and turnout expectations.
