The Sope Creek 3 voting precinct in East Cobb will be open a little bit longer Tuesday due to a late opening in primary elections for the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Cobb Superior Court Judge Kim Childs issued an order to keep the precinct open until 7:14 p.m. The Sope Creek 3 location is at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (4814 Paper Mill Road).
After a number of legal challenges that delayed 2022 elections, a special election was called for Tuesday to determine two seats on the PSC, which regulates electric and utility rates for Georgia consumers.
The seats are District 2, which covers eastern Georgia, and District 3, which covers DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton counties.
But all eligible voters across the state can cast ballots at their voting precincts until 7 p.m.
In District 2, Republican incumbent Tim Echols is facing primary challengers, and there is a Democratic primary in District 3.
Later this year, the Democratic winner in District 3 will face GOP incumbent Fitz Johnson of Vinings, a former Cobb Board of Commissioners candidate.
Turnout was light in early voting, with only 18,000 votes cast, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.
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