East Cobb Elections Update: How to vote in the May 24 primary

The May 24 primary has taken on additional significance in East Cobb due to the Cityhood referendum that also will be on that ballot.

There will be Democratic and Republican primaries for county, state and federal offices and non-partisan primaries for county and state judicial seats.

(Here’s our previous post summarizing who’s qualified for which offices. Cobb Elections will be posting a countywide sample ballot soon.)

If you’re not registered to vote, you have until April 25 to do so. You can check your registration status by clicking here. To check your registration status, register, or if you have moved, change your registration here.

If you wish to vote via absentee ballot, you have through May 13 to request one, and you can do that by clicking here.

Advance voting will take place for the primaries and the East Cobb Cityhood referendum (see our Cityhood tab for more) from May 2-20 at designated times and locations (see flyer below).

The Cobb Elections office said it also will be providing wait-time estimates at CobbElections.org during the advance voting period. Voters can vote early at any location in the county.

Voters who will be casting their ballots on the May 24 election day will do so at their assigned precincts.

A photo ID is required to vote in-person and absentee, and you can check which ones are accepted by clicking here.

Voters will choose from among Democratic, Republican or non-partisan ballots. Non-partisan candidates will be listed on the party ballots, but no party-affiliated candidates will appear on the non-partisan ballot.

Before the primary, there will be a special election runoff to fill a legislative seat that includes East Cobb and some of Fulton County.

The May 3 runoff between Democrat Dustin McCormick and Republican Mitchell Kaye will determine the successor to Matt Dollar, a Republican who resigned his seat representing District 45 in February.

There will be absentee and advance voting for the runoff. Advance voting will take place at the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) on Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from April 25-29 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Absentee voters can drop off their ballots there during those times at a drop box inside the building, as well as at the main Cobb Elections office (736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The winner will hold the seat only through the end of the year, the end of Dollar’s term.

McCormick has qualified for the May 24 primary for the redrawn District 45. The Republican primary candidates are current District 43 State Rep. Sharon Cooper and Carminthia Moore.

Related:

• Runoff to determine special legislative election in East Cobb
• East Cobb News Politics & Elections page

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