Those looking to pursue the office of Assessor of Property and Constable in the DeKalb County Democratic Primary in March began picking up a qualifying petition from the Election Commission Office Oct. 14.

Local primaries will be held in conjunction with the Presidential Preference Primary on March 3.

The DeKalb County Democratic Party will hold a primary for the office of Assessor of Property along with Constable in all seven districts. The Republican Party will choose their nominees for those office by caucus. In addition, both local parties will hold a primary for the office of Criminal Court Judge Part II in the 13th Judicial District.

Here are the key dates for the March 3, 2020 election:

First day to pick up petitions—October 14

Qualifying deadline—Noon December 12

Voter registration deadline—February 3, 2020

Early Voting period—Feb. 12 through February 25, 2020

The election office also reminds voters about the rules regarding Absentee voting.

To vote absentee by mail, the voter must make the request in writing and include their name (as registered), social security number, date of birth, residential address, mailing address (if different), the election(s) in which they wish to vote in and political preference if voting in a primary, the reason they are requesting to vote absentee and their signature.

Those picking up petitions for Constable on Monday were Waylon Kyle- District 1; Mark Milam- District 5; and Johnny King- District 7. 

Tom Duggin also picked up his petition for Property Assessor.

For more information about the upcoming election call the local election office at 615-597-4146 or log on to https://www.dekalbelections.com.