More than 80K turn out in Cobb at start of early voting

by
East Cobb Senior Center
The Tim D. Lee Senior Center has had the highest turnout in the first week of early voting in Cobb.

Saturday’s early voting is continuing as we write this, but according to Cobb Elections the first four days of early voting brought more than 80,000 people to the polls.

That’s coming as the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced more than 1 million people have voted early in the first few days across the state.

(You can view the state Election Data Hub by clicking here.)

Voting continues from Sunday 12-5, but at limited locations. The East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) will be among them.

All early voting spots will be open from 7-7 next Monday through Saturday; you can check estimated wait-times by clicking here.

The East Cobb Government Service Center also has a drop box for absentee ballots that is open during early voting hours.

According to the latest update, 84,234 votes have been cast in Cobb, most of them in-person. A total of 3,2100 or so absentee ballots have been returned, out of more than 24,000 issued and 1,000 or so have been accepted.

Here are the individual breakdowns through Friday at each of the early voting locations.

  • Tim D. Lee Senior Center: 11,636
  • Smyrna Community Center: 10,168
  • Cobb Elections Office: 8,793
  • East Cobb Government Service Center: 8,229
  • Ben Robertson Community Center: 7,287
  • Boots Ward Recreation Center: 6,830
  • South Cobb Community Center: 6,779
  • North Cobb Senior Center: 6,447
  • Ron Anderson Recreation Center: 5,992
  • West Cobb Regional Library: 5,120
  • Collar Park Community Center: 3132
  • Fair Oaks Recreation Center: 2,466

And here’s the rest of the early voting schedule:

  • Oct. 21-25, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 26, Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Oct. 27, Sunday, 12-5 p.m. (East Cobb Govt. Center)
  • Oct. 28-Nov. 1, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For more early voting information in Cobb, click here. Voters must bring a valid photo ID with them to the polls (click here for details).

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Oct. 25. You can get an application online from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office by clicking here.

To check your voter registration status, and to get a customized sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.

Related:

Get Our Free E-Mail Newsletter!

Every Sunday we round up the week’s top headlines and preview the upcoming week in the East Cobb News Digest. Click here to sign up, and you’re good to go!

 

 

Leave a Comment