On Tuesday the first batch of absentee ballots requested by voters in Cobb County and Georgia will be mailed out, 50 days before election day on Nov. 3.
As noted here previously, absentee ballot dropboxes have been placed at various locations throughout the county by the Cobb Board of Elections and Registration.
The elections office said on Monday that those dropboxes, which were to have been opened on Wednesday, will now open starting Saturday, Sept. 19, and will be available 24/7 until 7 p.m. on election day.
They include the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road).
The latter location is a late addition and will be one of 10 dropbox locations.
You can also mail in your absentee ballot to:
- Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration
P.O. Box 649
Marietta, GA 30061-0649
Those ballots must be postmarked by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Absentee ballot applications can be requested from Cobb Elections by clicking here, and you can also get a prompt to a customized application that will be mailed to you.
The deadline for registering to vote is Oct. 5, and you can do that and check your registration status, polling location and get sample ballots by clicking here. More information about registering can be found here.
The Cobb County Public Library System and the Cobb Collaborative are holding a voter registration drive, and there are two upcoming dates to register at branches in East Cobb.
There will be sign-up periods this Friday, Sept. 18, from 12-5 p.m. at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road), and next Monday, Sept. 21, from 3-6 p.m. at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road).
For more about that click here.
Here’s a list of the local and state candidates on the ballot for East Cobb voters
As they did during the primaries, Cobb Elections officials are strongly encouraging voters to send in absentee ballots. That’s how the vast majority of Cobb voters cast their votes this summer in primary and runoff elections.
Heavy voter turnout is expected with a presidential race and competitive local races on the ballot, social-distancing measures will be enforced and there is a shortage of poll workers.
More absentee ballot information in Cobb can be found here and Cobb Elections is seeking poll workers.
Advance voting will start on Oct. 12, and there will be several East Cobb locations to cast ballots in-person before election day.
They include:
- East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) from Oct. 12-Oct. 30, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.; Oct. 17 and 24 (both Saturdays), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Art Place-Mountain View Black Box Theater (3330 Sandy Plains Road) from Oct. 12-Oct. 30, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.; Oct. 17 and 24 (both Saturdays), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Noonday Baptist Church East Campus (4120 Canton Road) from Oct. 26-30, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information on advance voting click here.
On Election Day voters will go to the polls in their assigned location. If you’re unsure of your precinct, you can check by clicking here.
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Why would we entrust our ballots to them when the USPS boxes are routinely vandalized, even at the Post Office.
Nice!