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For primary election and East Cobb cityhood referendum results, click here.
ORIGINAL POST:
On Tuesday voters will be going to the polls in the 2022 primary election on a ballot that also includes a cityhood referendum for part of East Cobb.
This post rounds up everything we’ve put together before you head to your precinct—if you haven’t already voted. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at all precincts.
If you have an absentee ballot, that must be dropped off at a designated drop box location by 7 p.m. Tuesday. It’s too late to put it in the mail, because all ballots have to be received by Cobb Elections by 7 p.m. in order to be counted.
For voters in East Cobb, there’s a full slate of competitive races at every level—local, state and federal, as well as the cityhood referendum.
Voters in the proposed city of East Cobb (you must live within the boundaries of this map) will vote either for or against incorporating a new municipality of around 60,000 people. Visit our Cityhood tab for more information about the referendum.
It’s one of three Cobb cityhood referendums to be decided on Tuesday, along with Lost Mountain and Vinings.
Voters in East Cobb will have contested primaries in several key races, including District 3 Cobb Commission (Republican), Georgia Senate 6 (Democrat and Republican), Georgia Senate 32 (Republican), Georgia House 43 (Democrat) and Georgia House 45 (Republican.)
A big Republican field also is on the ballot in the 6th Congressional District, and several sitting statewide office holders are being challenged. They include Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.
A number of non-partisan judicial elections also are on the ballot; see our previous story on all who’ve qualified.
Voters will have to choose from three separate ballots, samples of which are linked to here:
Non-partisan candidates will be included on the party ballots, but no party-specific candidates will be included on non-partisan ballots.
Democratic and Republican voters are being asked non-binding questions on their individual ballots.
The sample ballots above are countywide; to get a sample ballot customized for you, and to check which races you will be able to vote in, click here.
Cobb Elections said 23,990 Democratic ballots, 30,938 Republican ballots and 564 non-partisan ballots were cast in-person during three weeks of advanced voting.
More than 10,000 of those ballots were cast at the East Cobb Government Service Center and nearly 6,500 at the Tim D. Lee Senior Center.
A total of 5,153 absentee ballots have been accepted out of 6,293 returned, and 9,457 issues.
The Cobb Board of Elections and Registration has changed several polling stations Tuesday, including one in the East Cobb area.
The Bells Ferry 3 precinct, which has been located at Noonday Baptist Church, will be moved to Transfiguration Catholic Church (1815 Blackwell Road).
That change is for the primary only; you can check your registration status and precinct location by clicking here.
Voters must present a valid photo identification or a special voter ID card with them to the polls.
Primary runoffs are scheduled for June 21.
For more local information, including absentee voting, voter registration, maps and an elections calendar, visit the Cobb Elections website.
Related:
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- As East Cobb Cityhood vote nears, recent votes have sputtered
- State Rep. Mitchell Kaye sworn in at Georgia Capitol
- After two weeks of Cobb early voting, 25K+ votes cast
- 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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