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Chattahoochee County board sets 2026 qualifying fees and publishing authorization
Summary
The commission adopted a resolution setting 2026 qualifying fees per O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131: County Commissioner $362 and County Board of Education member $72. The county clerk was authorized to publish the fees and qualifying will be March 2–6, 2026.
At the Jan. 26 called meeting the commission adopted a resolution, citing O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131, setting qualifying fees for the 2026 local elections. Exhibit A to the resolution lists the qualifying fee for County Commissioner at $362 and for County Board of Education member at $72. Commissioner Jason Frost moved to approve the qualifying fees; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Timothy Biddle and the vote was unanimous.
The resolution directs the county clerk to publish the qualifying fees in accordance with state law no later than Feb. 1, 2026. Qualifying dates established in the meeting packet are Monday, March 2, 2026, at 9 a.m. through Friday, March 6, 2026, at noon.
The resolution text included in the packet follows statutory language requiring counties to fix and publish qualifying fees in election years.
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