Office of the City Clerk

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The Georgia Open Records Act establishes the right of every citizen to inspect and take a copy of all records except those specifically exempt from being open. When an agency receives a record request under the Open Records Act, it must comply with guidelines established in the law:  • The agency has three business days from the date of the request to determine if the requested records, or portions of such records, are open or closed. • If the records are closed, the agency must respond in writing specifying the legal authority for restricting access to the records. • Otherwise, the records are to be provided within the three-day period or a plan for providing access to the records provided to the requester.

The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq) requires that all city records, except those excluded by court order or by law, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of Georgia in a reasonable time and place. However, no public officer or agency shall be required to prepare reports, summaries, or compilations not in existence at the time of the request. Please review the Georgia Open Records Act for additional information.  

General municipal elections are held on the Tuesday following the first

Monday in November in each odd-numbered year (Georgia Election Code

21-2-9 (c). Special elections will be held as needed.

The offices of Councilmembers for Districts 2 (two), 4 (four), and 6 (six) were

elected on November 4, 2025. Pursuant to the City Charter Section 5:11 for

the City of Mableton, there shall be elected the mayor and councilmembers

from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5. The next election for mayor, and

council members for Districts 1, 3, and 5 will be held in November 2027.

Pursuant to Georgia Code Title 21. Elections 21-2-131 (1) (B) the qualifying

fee shall be 3 percent of the total gross salary of the office paid in the

preceding calendar year including all supplements authorized by law if a

salaried office. The qualifying fee for mayor and councilmembers from

Districts 1, 3, and 5 will be published in February 2027.

Pursuant to the City Charter Section 2.13 the annual salary for the mayor is

$30,000 and the annual salary of each council member shall be $20,000.

Each candidate shall meet the qualifications of the City of Mableton Charter

and Code of the City of Mableton, as well as applicable state laws.

The City of Mableton has contracted with Cobb County Board of Elections and

Registration to conduct qualifying, the election, and if any run-off.

For voter registration, precinct, polling locations, and current election

information visit: https://www.cobbcounty.org/elections 

For campaign finance laws and regulations, campaign ethics laws, and

reporting forms and publications visit: https://ethics.ga.gov/

All filed candidate and officials reports are available by request to the City

Clerk’s Office at [email protected] or [email protected].