Todd Rehm, publisher of the Georgia Pundit website, said the shorter election calender does hurt incumbents in campaigning, because even those who live close to the Capitol, don’t have much time left in the day when they get home.
“The challengers can be out having events, going door to door and raising money,” Rehm said. “At some level, it may help level the playing field, although the incumbents still have a lot of advantages. I think what’s driving a lot of the legislation now is the desire to get out. The incumbents will be two to four weeks behind. It’s a whole new ballgame to what we’ve seen in the past.”
Candidates for elected office at the local level, county or city, must qualify at the county election office on College Street, said Leslie Robinson, county elections supervisor. This year, the only local races on the ballot are for three seats on the non-partisan county school board and three seats on the county Board of Commissioners.
Candidates for state House and Senate races and U.S. House and Senate races must qualify at the state Capitol in Atlanta during the qualifying dates.
via Candidate qualifying begins March 3 – Times-Georgian: Home.
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