East Cobb early voting guide for the 2024 general election Archives

From Oct. 15-Nov. 1., Georgia and Cobb voters can cast their ballots in person in advance of the Nov. 8 general election.

The 2024 elections feature new some boundaries due to court-ordered redistricting, particularly in races for the Cobb Board of Education.

When, where, how to vote

Early voting will take place at select locations around the county, including the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road) as follows:

Oct. 15-18, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Oct. 19, Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Oct. 20, Sunday, 12-5 p.m. (East Cobb Govt. Center)
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.

There is no early voting from Nov. 2-4. On election day, Nov. 5, voters will go their assigned precincts.

For more locations for early voting and drop boxes, click here. Cobb voters can cast early ballots at any location in the county regardless of where they live.

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.

There is an absentee ballot drop box at the East Cobb Government Service Center that is open during early voting hours.

Absentee ballots must be received in person or by mail at the Cobb Elections office or delivered to a designated drop box by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, when the polls close for good on election day.

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

Who/What’s on the ballot?

The U.S. Presidential race headlines a lengthy ballot for Georgia voters, but there are many local elections to be decided.

A consolidated Cobb sample ballot is available by clicking here.

Cobb voters will decide whether to approve a 30-year sales tax to fund expanded bus transit operations, including a transfer station in East Cobb and the restoration of previous routes along Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads.

In East Cobb, voters will choose a new Post 5 member to the Cobb Board of Education, following the retirement of four-term member David Banks.

The candidates are both first-timers, Democrat Laura Judge, and Republican John Cristadoro. They are parents of students in the Walton High School attendance zone.

The Post 5 boundaries were changed during a court-ordered redistricting that placed some of the Wheeler attendance zone in Post 6. Post 5 includes most of the Walton and Wheeler zones, along with some of the Pope zones (map here).

Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, a Democrat, is seeking a second term and is being opposed by Republican Kay Morgan.

Other countywide races include District Attorney, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, Superior Court Clerk and State Court Clerk. Non-partisan judicial races were decided during the May primaries.

The Georgia 11th Congressional District that includes East Cobb is on the ballot, as are all legislative seats.

Those legislative seats with East Cobb constituencies include districts 32, 33 and 56 in the Georgia Senate, and districts 37, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in the Georgia House.

There will be special elections in 2025 to determine District 2 and District 4 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, after a court ruling struck down the county’s home rule claims for redistricting,

Those elections are do-overs from the May primaries using now-invalidated electoral maps.

District 2 had included some of East Cobb put has been pushed west of the Powers Ferry Road corridor.

Most of East Cobb is now represented by District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell, a Republican, whose current term expires at the end of 2026.

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