Record turnout for the first week of early voting in Georgia for the 2022 general election included a record number of voters in Cobb County casting ballots.
According to Cobb Elections, 51,779 early votes have been cast in person during the first week, pending Saturday’s results.
Friday’s total of 11,388 was the highest individual day thus far, with 12 days of early voting continuing through Nov. 4.
Cobb Elections also has accepted 3,862 absentee ballots, after issuing 26,237 absentee ballots by request. Voters had until Friday to request an absentee ballot.
There are 13 early voting locations in Cobb, and the two in the East Cobb area have had the highest turnout.
A total of 7,109 votes have been cast at the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and 6,868 at the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road).
Another 6,357 votes have been cast at the Smyrna Community Center.
During early voting, voters can go to any location in the county to cast their ballots.
Nearly 730,000 voters have voted this week across the state, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
That’s ahead of the record pace of the 2020 elections. With a presidential race on the ballot, a little less than 500,000 early votes were cast two years ago for the general elections.
This year Georgians are selecting all statewide constitutional officers (governor, secretary of state, etc.) as well as deciding a U.S. Senate race, all 14 U.S. House seats and all state legislative seats.
In Cobb, there’s only one countywide race, for Cobb solicitor. In East Cobb, contested races include District 3 Commissioner, Post 4 Cobb school board and several legislative and Congressional offices (see our early voting guide for more).
Early voting continues Monday at the East Cobb Government Service Center and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center.
Hour are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8-5 next Saturday, Oct. 29. There also will be early voting on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 12-4 p.m. at the new Cobb Elections office at 995 Roswell Street.
The Cobb Elections office and the Cobb government GIS office also are teaming up again with an estimated wait-time map for early voting, with updates provided at each location by the polling managers.
Absentee ballots may be dropped off at drop boxes at designated drop box locations, including the East Cobb Government Service Center during early voting hours only.
Related:
- Accusations intensify in bitter Cobb school board race
- Candidate profile: JoAnn Birrell, Cobb Commission District 3
- Candidate profile: Christine Triebsch, Cobb Commission District 3
- Cobb early voting estimated wait-time map
- East Cobb Early Voting Guide: 2022 General Election
- Cobb Commission Democrats OK redistricting map
- Contested Post 4 seat on Cobb school board heats up
- Cobb 2022 general election sample ballot available
- Cobb to propose ordinance to redraw commission districts
- Cobb school board chairman trailing in campaign fundraising
- Cobb to add Sunday voting in 2022 general election
- East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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