DeKalb Democratic Primary to be held March 6

The DeKalb County Democratic Primary will be held in conjunction with next year’s Presidential Preference Primary and one county-wide and seven district races will be on the ballot.
The local election commission voted Thursday night to accept the request by the local Democratic Party to hold its county primary in conjunction with the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary. At that time, the party
will select its’ nominees for Assessor of Property and Constable for all seven districts.
“Now that the election has been called, petitions can be picked up for all of the offices on the March ballot,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. The qualifying deadline is NOON, December 8, 2011. The same
qualifying deadline will apply to the Republican Party nominees (chosen by caucus) and Independent candidates.
Stanley noted there are special circumstances relating to petitions for Constable.
“Any petition we issue for Constable will be subject to the adoption of a reapportionment resolution by the DeKalb County Commission designating the county district lines based upon the 2010 census population,” Stanley
said. “The petition may become invalid upon the adoption of reapportionment and a new petition may be required to gain access to the ballot. It is the responsibility of the person in whose name the petition has been issued to verify the validity of his/her petition after the reapportionment resolution has been adopted.”