Early voting takes place this week for a special election runoff to fill a Georgia House seat in East Cobb.
Republican former legislator Mitchell Kaye and Democrat Dustin McCormick are vying to fill the remainder of former State Rep. Matt Dollar’s seat in District 45 through the end of the year.
The runoff was necessary after a “jungle” special election April 5 in which none of the four candidates got a majority of the vote.
Kaye got nearly 47 percent of the vote and McCormick had 38 percent.
Eligible voters in District 45 can vote in-person from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday at the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road).
The facility also is serving as an absentee ballot dropoff location, also during the hours stated above. The dropbox is located inside the building and will not be available after hours.
Absentee ballots also can be dropped off at the Cobb Elections Office Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 736 Whitlock Ave., Marietta.
There will be no early voting on Saturday; the final day of voting in the special election runoff will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at regular precincts.
The current District 45 includes some of East Cobb and a portion of North Fulton.
But the lines for the May 24 primary for the new District 45 will be different.
McCormick has qualified as the only Democrat; the Republican primary candidates are current District 43 State Rep. Sharon Cooper and Carminthia Moore.
Early voting for the primaries in all races in Cobb County starts next Monday, May 2.
Related:
- How to vote in the May 24 primary elections
- Runoff to determine special legislative election in East Cobb
- East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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