Heard County Georgia
Official Government Website
Heard County
Administration Building
201 Park Avenue
Franklin, GA 30217
(706) 675-3821 (TTY 711)
Heard County
Court & Voter Services
215 East Court Square
Franklin, GA 30217
(706) 675-7560 (TTY 711)
Hours of Operation
Heard County Board of Elections
and Registration

Physical Address
215 E Court Square
Franklin, GA 30217

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 427
Franklin, GA 30217

Phone: (706) 675-3907 (TTY 711)
Toll Free: 1-844-369-9589
Fax: (706) 675-2134
Email: tadams@heardcountyga.com
Contact Information
MONDAY 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
TUESDAY 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
WEDNESDAY 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
THURSDAY 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
FRIDAY 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
SATURDAY CLOSED
SUNDAY CLOSED
CLOSED FOR LUNCH
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Next Board Meeting
Next Board Meeting
STAFF
Election Supervisor
Tonnie Adams
Board of Elections & Registration
Purpose
The Heard County Board of Elections and Registration functions as the Election Superintendent of Heard County. The Board also functions as the voter registration authority and is in charge of conducting absentee voting for all elections on the county, state and federal level.

In addition, the Board provides the municipalities of Heard County with a voter list for all municipal elections.

The Heard County Board of Elections and Registration has entered into an agreement with the City of Franklin, City of Ephesus, and the Town of Centralhatchee to conduct their elections. The respective cities are responsible for qualifying candidates and maintaining required ethics paperwork. The Board conducts absentee voting, hires Election Day poll workers, posts required election notices, and certifies the election.
Latest News & Updates
NEW COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT BOUNDARIES:
Click below for information on the new School Board and Commissioner District lines:
Click here to register to vote using the Secretary of State's
On-Line Voter Registration System (OLVR)
ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION
Click here to download an absentee ballot application.

The application must be filled out in its entirety. If you are assisting a voter in applying for a ballot, the back of the form must also be filled out. Failure to do so will delay the issuance of the ballot. 

For more information on the changes to applying for an absentee ballot, click here.

The application must be printed out and signed. Your application may be emailed to tadams@heardcountyga.com, faxed to 706-675-2134, or mailed to:
Due to the pending renovation of Heard County Fire Station #5 located at 365 Joe Stephens Road, the Heard County Board of Elections and Registration has temporarily moved the Enon Grove Precinct Polling Site to the following:

The Chapel at Franklin
357 Joe Stephens Rd
Franklin, GA 30217
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CHANGE OF ENON GROVE POLLING SITE
Heard County Board of Elections and Registration
PO Box 427
Franklin, GA 30217
ABSENTEE BALLOT REPORT
Number of Absentee by Mail Ballots Issued:
Number of Absentee by Mail Ballots Returned and Accepted:
Number of Absentee by Mail Ballots Returned and Rejected:
Number of Absentee by Mail Ballots Canceled:
Number of Absentee in Person Ballots Cast:
Click here to check your voter registration status using the
Secretary of State's My Voter Page
The next regular meeting of the Heard County Board of Elections and Registration has been rescheduled for December 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF NOVEMBER 7, 2023 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
Centralhatchee Mayor:

Barbie Crockett (Incumbent)     86
Scott T. Gladney                           41

Ephesus City Council Post 4:

Ann Caldwell                                35
Tony Rogers (Incumbent)           54
NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF SALES AND USE TAX AND BOND ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 12th day of March 2024, an election will be held at the regular polling places in all the election districts of Heard County, Georgia (“the County”), at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the county for their determination the question of whether a one percent county special purpose local option sales and use tax (the “SPLOST”) shall be continued to be imposed on all sales and uses in the special district created in the County for a period of Six (6) years for the raising of approximately $28,800,000 for the purpose of funding capital outlay projects (“the Projects”) specified in the form of the ballot set forth below. If imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute an approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the County secured by the SPLOST in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 (“the Debt”).  The proceeds of the Debt, if issued, shall be used to pay the costs of one or more of the County Projects, capitalized interest and the costs of issuing the Debt.

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