More than 61K Cobb absentee ballots still to be counted

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We noted Wednesday the long task facing Cobb Elections in counting a record number of absentee ballots, a process that will go into Friday. cobb advance voting, Cobb voter registration deadline, Walton and Dickerson PTSA candidates forum

Cobb County government sent out word at 3 p.m. Thursday that the number of absentee ballots has exceeded 105,000, with more than 61,000 still to be counted, and the process may not be complete until the weekend:

The number of absentee ballots that were mailed or turned in for the June 9th primary in Cobb is now up to more than 105,000. There are a few more still being checked in that were dropped off by the 7 pm Tuesday deadline. We expect elections teams will be working into the weekend to get these ballots processed and scanned in so they can be added to the results.
As of mid-afternoon, there were in excess of 61,500 absentee ballots that had yet to be included in the results.

Cobb Elections has expanded the locations where they are counting absentee ballots. A record (by far) number of voters used absentee voting in the June 9th primary, with well in excess of 90,000 ballots to count. The majority of those remain to be counted, and the results (found at https://bit.ly/2AkK9YY) will continue to be updated throughout the day. Stay tuned for updates on the counting. Workers are currently counting ballots at:

  • 1) Main Elections Office, 736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta
    Absentee Voting Room – Viewing from outside through the windows
    Elections Reception Lobby – Enter Main entrance, viewing from the hallway through suite door/window
    Upstairs Training Room – Enter Main entrance, follow signs, viewing area inside room

  • 2) Jim Miller Park Event Center, 2245 Callaway Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30008

Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt issued an alert at 6 p.m. Thursday that the Cobb Board of Elections and Elections is delaying the certification process. The board was to have met next Wednesday to certify results, but that meeting will now take place on Friday, June 17, start time TBA.

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