ELLIJAY, Ga. – The city of Ellijay is officially announcing next week, Monday, August 19, 2019, through Wednesday, August 21, 2019, as Qualifying week for the coming November Elections.

Available from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. each day, citizens wishing to run for position of Mayor of Ellijay or one of the five City Council positions can qualify at this time at City Hall, 197 North Main Street, Ellijay, Georgia.

According to Ellijay’s official release, “The qualifying fee for said office(s) will be $716.37 for the office of Mayor and $91.50 for a City Council Member.”

With qualifying set, candidates who qualify by end of day on August 21, 2019, will be placed on the November 5, 2019, Election day. The city states that if a runoff is needed in the election, they have already set December 3, 2019, as the runoff date.