Smithville, Georgia Public Records

Online registration requires a valid Georgia driver's license or ID card issued by the Georgia Department of Driver Services. The deadline is 29 days before any election. New residents must register at their current address to be assigned the correct precinct and receive appropriate ballots. Georgia requires voters to provide their name, date of birth, address, and the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering. As an unincorporated community, Smithville does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Residents vote in Lee County Commission elections, Lee County School Board elections, state legislative races for Georgia House District 152 and Georgia Senate District 11, statewide offices, and federal elections. County commission elections are typically held in May during even-numbered years, with partisan primaries earlier in the spring. Commission seats and school board positions operate on staggered terms. Voters can find their assigned polling location by visiting the Georgia My Voter Page at https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov and entering their name and date of birth or county and address. The system displays precinct assignment, polling place address, sample ballots, and early voting locations. The county offers early voting at the Board of Elections office in Leesburg for the three weeks preceding election day, typically Monday through Friday with some Saturday hours. Georgia public election records include voter registration lists available with restrictions to candidates and political organizations, campaign finance disclosures filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission at https://ethics.ga.gov, candidate qualifying information maintained by the Lee County elections office, and official election results by precinct published after each election. Precinct-level results are posted on the Lee County elections website and the Georgia Secretary of State website. Georgia's entire U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Smithville voters are published by the Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/elections). The ballot will include Lee County Commission seats depending on the cycle, school board positions, constitutional amendments, and potential statewide referendums.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Smithville voters are published by the Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/elections). State constitutional officers including some Public Service Commission seats may appear on the ballot depending on term schedules. Local voters should monitor candidate qualifying in March-April 2026 through the Lee County elections office. Georgia voters can request absentee ballots online through the Georgia My Voter Page at https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov or by submitting a written application to the Lee County Board of Elections. Applications must be received no later than 11 days before election day, the Friday before the election. Georgia law requires absentee voters to provide identification information including driver's license number or state ID number. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on election day at 7:00 PM to be counted. Drop boxes may be available at early voting locations during early voting hours. No-excuse absentee voting is available to all registered Georgia voters.