Updated 1 pm (sorry for the copy and paste, we’re out and about and posting from a phone and will fix when we can get to a laptop):
From Cobb County government:
A Cobb County Superior Court Judge has issued an order to keep two Cobb County voting precincts open until 7:20 p.m. after delayed openings this morning caused by equipment issues.
The judge’s order affects the Marietta 6B and Kell 01 precincts.
• Marietta 6B is located at Mount Paran Church of God, 1700 Allgood Rd NE, Marietta, GA 30062.
• Kell 01 is located at Kell High School, 4770 Lee Waters Road, Marietta, GA 30066.
Voters should be aware that, due to federal races on the ballot, anyone casting a ballot at these precincts during the extended hours will need to vote via a provisional ballot.
According to Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-418:
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, in primaries and elections in which there is a federal candidate on the ballot, in the event that the time for closing the polls at a polling place or places is extended by court order, all electors who vote during such extended time period shall vote by provisional ballot only. Such ballots shall be separated and held apart from other provisional ballots cast by electors during normal poll hours. Primaries and elections in which there is no federal candidate on the ballot shall not be subject to the provisions of this subsection.
On the web and to view the order: https://www.cobbcounty.org/communications/news/judge-orders-two-cobb-voting-precincts-stay-open-past-7-pm
Original Post:
On Tuesday voters are going to the polls to conclude the 2024 general elections.
After record-setting early voting in Cobb and across Georgia, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at all precincts.
We will be updating this post during voting hours on Tuesday, with news about the elections as the precincts are open, and will provide coverage of the results on a separate post, to be published at 7 p.m.
In addition to the U.S. presidential election, voters in East Cobb will be deciding on Cobb Commission Chairwoman, the Post 5 representative on the Cobb Board of Education, the 11th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and several legislative seats.
Countywide, Cobb voters also will have contested races for Cobb Sheriff and Cobb Superior Court Clerk on their ballots, as well as a proposed 30-year, $11 billion sales tax to expand transit programs.
You can find a consolidated Cobb ballot by clicking here. To get a sample ballot customized for you, and to check which races you will be able to vote in and precinct information, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page portal by clicking here.
The only way to return an absentee ballot in-person Tuesday is at the main office for Cobb Elections (995 Roswell Street), between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
An estimated 3,400 voters who have been mailed absentee ballots since last Wednesday must return their ballots to Cobb Elections by 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a ruling Monday by the Georgia Supreme Court.
Voters must present a valid photo identification or a special voter ID card with them to the polls.
For more voting information, visit the Cobb Elections website.
Related:
- Court rules Cobb cannot extend deadline for absentee ballots
- Editor’s Note: On elections, early voting and endorsements
- Cobb judge extends deadline for returning 3K absentee ballots
- Voters in East Cobb precinct mailed incorrect polling location
- Cobb Elections Office accepting absentee ballots this weekend
- 7 Cobb libraries to be closed on Election Day for voting
- Former Cobb commissioner Ott opposes transit tax
- Cobb school board candidate profile: John Cristadoro, Post 5
- Cobb school board candidate profile: Laura Judge, Post 5
- MORE: Visit the East Cobb News Politics & Elections Page
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