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Spalding County elections board elects officers for 2025–26 terms

2122566 · January 15, 2025

Summary

At its Jan. 14 meeting the Spalding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration elected Ben Johnson as chair for 2025–2026 and selected officers for one-year terms: James Newland as vice chair and Chris Piland as secretary.

The Spalding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration elected Ben Johnson chair for the two-year term covering 2025 and 2026, and chose officers for one-year terms at its Jan. 14 regular meeting.

Ben Johnson was nominated by James Newland; with no other nominations, the board elected Johnson by voice vote. James Newland was elected vice chair for 2025 after a nomination and voice vote, and Chris Piland was elected secretary for 2025. The board recorded unanimous support for the slate.

The newly elected officers took their roles as the board moved into routine business, including approval of minutes from the Dec. 10 meeting and adoption of the 2025 meeting calendar.

Vote summary: the elections for chair, vice chair, and secretary were uncontested and approved by the board on voice votes recorded as unanimous.

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