Bartow County Democratic Party

Early voting for the June 16 Run Off begins Friday and there are 4 races on the ballot for Bartow County. Make your plan to vote!

Find out more about the candidates here:

For Lieutenant Governor
Josh McLaurin - https://www.joshmclaurin.com/
Nabilah Parkes - https://nabilahparkes.com/

For Secretary of State
Dana Barrett - https://electdanabarrett.com/
Penny Brown Reynolds - https://www.pennyforgeorgia.com/

For Commissioner of Insurance
DeAndre Mathis - https://deandreforgeorgia.com/
Keisha Sean Waites - https://www.keishawaites.org/

For Commissioner of Labor
Nikki Porcher - https://www.voteporcher4ga.com/
Michelle Michi Sanchez - https://michi4ga.com/

📍 BARTOW COUNTY ADVANCE VOTING

📅 Friday, June 5 – Saturday, June 6
⏰ 8am – 6pm
📍 Bartow County Elections Office
1300 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville

📅 Monday, June 8 – Friday, June 12
⏰ 8am – 6pm

📍 Bartow County Elections Office
1300 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville

📍 Cartersville Civic Center
435 W Main St, Cartersville

📍 Manning Mill Gym
163 Manning Mill Rd, Adairsville

📍 Allatoona Resource Center
6503 Allatoona Gtwy, Acworth

🗳 Election Day: June 16
Polls open 7am – 7pm
Vote at your assigned polling location.

🗳 The Democratic Runoff is almost here — and we need YOU to show up one more time!

Sample ballots are now available on your Georgia My Voter Page, so now is the perfect time to make your voting plan. Runoffs are often decided by a much smaller number of voters, which means every vote matters even more.

Let’s keep the momentum going and elect strong Democratic candidates who can win in November and continue moving Georgia forward.

📍 BARTOW COUNTY ADVANCE VOTING

📅 Friday, June 5 – Saturday, June 6
⏰ 8am – 6pm
📍 Bartow County Elections Office
1300 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville

📅 Monday, June 8 – Friday, June 12
⏰ 8am – 6pm

📍 Bartow County Elections Office
1300 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy, Cartersville

📍 Cartersville Civic Center
435 W Main St, Cartersville

📍 Manning Mill Gym
163 Manning Mill Rd, Adairsville

📍 Allatoona Resource Center
6503 Allatoona Gtwy, Acworth

🗳 Election Day: June 16
Polls open 7am – 7pm
Vote at your assigned polling location.

Check your sample ballot, make your plan, and encourage your friends and family to vote too. Let’s finish strong!

Pride Month is a celebration of love, identity, courage, and community — but it also began as a protest.

In June 1969, LGBTQ+ Americans, led in large part by transgender women and activists of color, stood up against discrimination and police harassment at the Stonewall uprising in New York City. Their courage sparked a movement that continues today in the ongoing fight for equality, dignity, and human rights.

More than 50 years later, that fight is far from over.

Across the country, LGBTQ+ Americans — especially transgender youth and their families — are facing attacks on their rights, healthcare, education, and ability to live openly and safely. Here in Georgia and nationwide, elections have real consequences for the protections, freedoms, and opportunities available to our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors.

Pride is about celebration, but it is also about solidarity and action.

Voting is one of the most powerful tools we have to defend human rights, elect leaders who believe in equality, and build communities where everyone can live authentically without fear.

This Pride Month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community — their history, their resilience, and their contributions to our country and our communities. And we recommit ourselves to the work of protecting freedom and justice for all.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

📣 Interested in getting more involved with the Bartow Democrats?

On June 22, we will hold elections for Post Holders — the voting members of the Bartow County Democratic Committee who help guide the work of our local party.

We will also elect delegates to represent Bartow County at the Democratic Party of Georgia State Convention in Savannah this August.

🗳️ Post Holder Elections
📅 June 22, 2026
⏰ Check-in begins at 6PM | Meeting starts promptly at 6:30PM

To run for Post Holder, candidates must have attended at least 3 of the last 6 monthly meetings.

Interested in learning more or possibly running?
📧 Email us at [email protected]

Now more than ever, local leadership matters. If you’ve been looking for a way to step up and make a difference, this is your opportunity.

🚨 The Democratic Runoff is June 16 — and your vote matters MORE than ever.

These important statewide races are on the ballot:
🗳 Lt. Governor
🗳 Secretary of State
🗳 Insurance Commissioner
🗳 Labor Commissioner

✅ Voted Democratic in the Primary? You CAN vote in the runoff.
✅ Didn’t vote in the Primary? You CAN vote in the runoff.
❌ Voted Republican in the Primary? You cannot vote in the Democratic runoff.

📍 ADVANCE VOTING:

Friday, June 5 & Saturday, June 6 | 8am–6pm
Bartow County Elections Office

Monday, June 8 – Friday, June 12 | 8am–6pm
✔ Bartow County Elections Office
✔ Cartersville Civic Center
✔ Manning Mill Gym
✔ Allatoona Resource Center

📅 Election Day: June 16
🕖 Polls open 7am–7pm at your precinct

Runoffs are often decided by a small number of votes. Make your plan NOW to help elect strong Democratic candidates who can win in November and move Georgia forward.

🚨 Don’t tune out — the runoff election is June 16!

Four key statewide Democratic races are headed to a runoff, and the voters who show up will decide who moves on to November.

🗳 What to know:
📅 Election Day: June 16
📬 Absentee ballot request deadline: June 5
✅ If you voted Democratic in the Primary, you can vote in the Democratic runoff
✅ If you did NOT vote in the Primary, you can vote in the runoff
❌ If you voted Republican in the Primary, you cannot vote in the Democratic runoff

Early voting details are coming soon.

Runoffs often have lower turnout — that means every vote carries even more power.

Georgia’s future is still on the ballot. Let’s show up again.

Memorial Day began with remembrance — and with purpose.

In 1865, freed formerly enslaved people in Charleston, South Carolina gathered to honor fallen Union soldiers — one of the earliest Memorial Day observances in our nation’s history. In 1868, Decoration Day was officially proclaimed to honor those lost in war, a tradition that became Memorial Day.

Today, we remember those heroes and the sacrifices they made.

But remembrance alone is not enough.

The men and women we honor today fought to defend this nation and its ideals. As civilians, our duty is different, but no less important: to defend democracy with our vote, with our voice, and by refusing to stay silent in the face of injustice.

The struggles for justice, equality, and democracy did not end on distant battlefields. They continue here at home — and honoring the fallen means refusing to take those freedoms for granted.

Today, we remember. And in their honor, we recommit ourselves to the work of building and protecting this country for generations to come.

🎉 What a week for Georgia Democrats — and now we turn our focus to what comes next!

Congratulations to Jon Ossoff, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Tanya Miller, Katherine Juhan-Arnold, Peter Hubbard, Sheila Edwards, Lydia Powell, Chris Harden — and our local Democratic candidates Darcy Castro, Bella Bautista, Lauren Jones, Willie Coombs, and Andrea Jude!

These Democratic nominees will carry our values forward into November, and now it’s time to rally behind them and get to work. 💙

But we’re not done yet…

🚨 The Democratic runoff is June 16 for:
✔ Lt. Governor
✔ Secretary of State
✔ Insurance Commissioner
✔ Labor Commissioner

Runoffs are often decided by far fewer voters — which means YOUR vote matters even more.

As we head into a new week, let’s keep showing up, keep organizing, and keep moving Georgia forward.

It's 6 pm, Bartow county! Have you voted yet? It is not too late!

If you are in line when the polls close at 7 pm, STAY in line!!

This election is too important to miss.

The Primary decides the future!

And those races for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals - this is the General Election!

Vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin for Georgia Supreme Court.

Vote for Will Wooten and Fatima Felton for Georgia Court of Appeals.

Let's do this, Bartow county!