Municipal Elections

The City Clerk is the Qualifying Officer for the City of Cartersville. All elections are held by Bartow County Elections. A Mayor and six (6) Council Members govern the City of Cartersville. The City of Cartersville School Board is comprised of seven (7) members, representing the six (6) wards and one (1) representing the city-at-large. City elections are nonpartisan; i.e. candidates do not run as members of a particular political party, and their individual party affiliations are not relevant to their positions in city government. The Mayor serves a two (2) year term while each Council and School Board Member will serve a four (4) year term.

Candidate Qualifying

The candidate qualifying period has closed.

Any person interested in running for any of the positions up for re-election must qualify. To qualify, you can obtain a Qualification Packet from the city Clerks office beginning August 21, 2023. The qualifying period will run from Monday, August 21 through Thursday, August 24 from 8:30AM to 4:30PM each day. Packets must be completed and fees paid within the qualifying period. For further information, please call the City Clerk, Julia Drake at 770-387-5606.

This November, municipal voters will elect the Mayor, (3) City Council seats: Ward 2, Ward 4, and Ward 6 and (3) School Board seats: At Large, Ward 3 and Ward 4.  

Qualifying Fees are as follows: Mayor ($216.00) - Council  Member ($144.00) - School Board ($35.00)

Advance Voting – Municipal Elections 2023

Held by Bartow County
 

All locations will be open from 8am to 5pm all days.
 

Main Office – 1300 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy. Cartersville, GA. 30120
· Monday, October 16 – Saturday, October 21                                                                                                             
· Monday, October 23 – Saturday, October 28
· Monday, October 30 – Friday, November 3

Cartersville Civic Center | Manning Mill Gym – 435 W. Main St., Cartersville, GA. 30120
· Monday, October 23 – Friday, October 28

For further information regarding Elections/Voting, please visit Bartow County Elections.