City Prepares for Fall Municipal Elections

Four seats on the Dunwoody city council will be open this fall for Municipal Elections.

Mayor Ken Wright's seat, along with the seats for Council Post 4 (currently held by Robert Wittenstein), City Council Post 5 (currently held by Danny Ross) and City Council Post 6 (currently held by John Heneghan), will all be up for election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Candidates can sign up for the fall election during the week of Aug. 29 through Sept. 2, with office hours running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (The qualification period will close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday).

According to the city, candidates are required to file a notice of candidacy (Georgia Election Code 21-2-132).  The qualifying fee for Mayor is $480, the qualifying fee for a Council post is $360, which is 3 percent of the total gross salary of the preceding year (Georgia Election Code 21-2-131).

Candidates must be a resident of the City of Dunwoody for a continuous period of at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of the election; candidate must continue to reside in the City of Dunwoody during their period of service; candidate must continue to be registered and qualified to vote in the municipal elections of the City of Dunwoody, according to the city.  In addition, no person will be eligible to serve as a council member representing a council district unless that person has been a resident of the district they seek to represent for a continuous period of at least six months immediately prior to the date of the election and continues to reside in their district during their period of service.

Voters can register for th municipal general election and, if necessary, Runoff Election, until Oct. 11.  Registration forms are available at Dunwoody City Hall, 41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 250, Dunwoody, Georgia 30346; through the Chief Registrar of DeKalb County, Georgia or through the Georgia Secretary of State website:www.sos.georgia.gov/elections. 

The polls will open for the Nov. 8 Municipal General Election at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. at your designated voter precinct.  If no candidate receives a majority vote, then a runoff election will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at the same precinct locations. 

Voters will be allowed to vote by absentee ballot by making application for an absentee ballot, reasons for voting absentee are not required.  The application must be in writing using the application form provided by the State or by written request and may be made in person, by mail, or by fax. The form can be found at www.sos.georgia.gov/elections.

Advance voting begins on Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m. and closes on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. at the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, GA 30032. 

For questions or for more information please contact Sharon Lowery, City Clerk, at 678-382-6711 or Sharon.lowery@dunwoodyga.gov.