After the first two weeks of early voting in Cobb in the 2022 primary elections, more than 25,000 ballots have been cast.
Pending totals from Saturday—the last weekend day of early voting—there have been 25,223 in-person votes that have been counted at all locations.
Of those, there have been 15,119 Republican ballots, 9,796 Democratic ballots and 308 non-partisan ballots.
Another 2,455 absentee ballots have been accepted, out of 8,130 issued and 2,536 returned.
In-person turnout has been strong at the two early voting locations in East Cobb.
A total of 5,478 votes have been cast at the East Cobb Government Center, the highest of any location. Of those votes, 3,621 are Republican, 1,757 Democratic and 100 non-partisan.
At the Tim D. Lee Senior Center, there have been 2,076 Republican ballots, 774 Democratic and 14 non-partisan for 2,864 votes.
This week’s turnout was a bit higher than the first week, with more than 12,000 votes cast in person.
In addition to local, state and federal races and cityhood referendums in East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings, voters are being asked non-binding questions on the Democratic and Republican ballots.
The May 24 primaries are being conducted with new boundaries for Congressional, legislative and county and city elected offices, due to redistricting following the 2020 Census.
Cobb Elections is sending out more than 500,000 cards to voters indicating which races they will be able to vote in.
Cobb government said if you don’t get your new card before voting, you can check those races by logging into your “My Voter” page at the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
The last week of early voting is Monday-Friday, May 16-20 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will not be any early voting next Saturday, May 21.
The Cobb Elections office is estimating wait times at each early voting station with an interactive map that can be found here.
Registered voters can vote in advance at any designated location in the county.
Election Day voting in the primaries will take place May 24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters will report to their regular precincts.
Friday was the deadline for requesting absentee ballots. They can be returned via standard mail but must be received at the Cobb Elections office by 7 p.m. May 24, when the polls close.
If you wish to drop off your ballot in person, there are drop boxes at the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and the Tim D. Lee Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road) that will be available during early voting hours only.
Related:
- Ga. Democratic, GOP voters asked charged ballot questions
- More than 12K ballots cast during the first week of early voting
- Former legislator wins special election runoff for East Cobb seat
- Cobb early voting map shows wait times at polling locations
- Cobb advance voting guide for primaries, referendums
- East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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