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Cobb County Elections & Registration is seeking community partners to help serve voters by hosting polling locations for upcoming elections. To ensure Cobb County voters have convenient and accessible places to cast their ballots, the department is currently identifying both primary and backup polling locations throughout the county.
The initiative was highlighted during the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration meeting on Monday, February 10, 2026, where Elections & Registration staff introduced a new tool designed to strengthen community involvement in the polling location selection process.
“We are excited to release a new way for the community to partner with us in sourcing polling locations in their communities,” said Michael D’Itri, Interim Director of Cobb County Elections & Registration. “Cobb voters know their neighborhoods best, and this partnership helps us find locations we might not otherwise know about.”
Voters, community organizations, faith-based institutions, schools, and other facilities are encouraged to participate by suggesting locations that may be suitable for use as polling places. Public participation is a critical part of ensuring elections are accessible, secure, and efficiently administered for Cobb County’s more than half-million registered voters.
To support this effort, Cobb County Elections & Registration has launched two new public-facing tools:
- An online Polling Location Suggestion Form, allowing community members and organizations to submit potential polling sites for consideration.
- An interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) map, available on the Elections & Registration website, which highlights areas of the county where polling locations are most needed. The GIS application was formally introduced during the February 10 Board meeting as part of the department’s ongoing modernization efforts
Hosting a polling location is an important public service that directly supports voter access and civic engagement. All proposed locations are carefully evaluated to ensure they meet accessibility, security, parking, and operational requirements established by state and federal election guidelines.
Facilities interested in being considered should review the Polling Location Expectations outlined on the Elections & Registration website before submitting a suggestion.
For more information, to view the interactive GIS map, or to submit a suggested polling location, visit: https://www.cobbcounty.gov/
elections/election-reference/ suggest-polling-location
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Please setup drop boxes that are available for longer periods and don’t require parking to drop off absentee votes.
In the last election, parking at the East Cobb Govt building was a nightmare. Had to walk 10 minutes to enter the building, then walk to the back where there was an untended vote drop box. That box could have easily been placed outside the building and another outside every Cobb Library building to make dropping off possible 24/7 for a few weeks prior to election day.
I know Cobb Elections are stuck following dumb laws, but similar boxes are left outside for property tax payments ($4K+) so why aren’t vote drop boxes outside right next to where we can drop off tax payments? Certainly $4K is worth more than a single vote.
Even just adding more drop boxes to non-Govt Service building locations, like libraries and Sr Centers would drastically reduce the hassle of voting, unless making voting a hassle is the goal in Georgia.
Voting should be easier, not harder. Right?
We all know that every claim of voting fraud by mail has been disproved, so making it easier needs to be the goal for our elected representatives.