Fulton Expects 250,000 Early Voters By End Of Friday

ALPHARETTA, GA -- More than 217,000 residents have cast their ballots during the early voting period in Fulton County, and that number is expected to rise considerably by the end of the week.

As of Wednesday, 217,833 voters have taken advantage of performing their civic duty at the 24 early voting locations and 6,189 have utilized the 12 outreach locations that were opened two days per week, Fulton County said Thursday.

Elections officials are also expecting the 2016 early voting tally to reach 250,000 by the close of Friday, Nov. 4.

“We knew we could break 200,000 early voters, but because of the momentum of people heading to the polls, we expect to hit 250,000 by Friday,” said Richard Barron, director of Fulton County Registration and Elections. “Reaching this number of early voters supports our opening many locations to provide our residents with an opportunity to choose when and where they want to vote.”

Registered voters who have not cast their ballots have until 7 p.m. Nov. 4 to scratch that item off their to-do list at any of the numerous early voting locations throughout the county.

The average wait time at these locations has been around 15-20 minutes, which is less than an average Election Day line wait time.

In other words, waiting to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8 could mean a longer wait time.

For more information about Fulton elections and early voting, visit www.fultonelections.com or call 404-612-7020.

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