Early Voting Starts Monday in Canton

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Starting Monday, Canton and Cherokee County residents who want to cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 4 general election will have the chance to do so.

Early voting throughout the county will start on Monday, Oct. 13. Voters can cast ballots at the Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 17 and Monday, Oct. 20 through Friday, Oct. 24.

The office is located at 400 East Main Street in downtown Canton.

Cherokee County will offer Saturday voting on Oct. 25 for citizens who can’t find the time to make it to the elections office during the week.

Residents will be able to vote from 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the elections office as well as the following locations.

• Ball Ground Public Library, 435 Old Canton Road, Ball Ground
• Hickory Flat Public LIbrary, 2740 East Cherokee Drive, Canton
• Rose Creek Public Library, 4476 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock
• Woodstock Public Library, 7735 Main Street, Woodstock

Advanced voting will start the week of Monday, Oct. 27. Residents can vote from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 through Friday, Oct. 31 at those five previously mentioned locations.

No voting will take place on Nov. 3 and all county precincts will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 for the general election.

Along with the race for governor, state schools superintendent and a U.S. Senate seat, residents in the city of Canton will head to the polls to choose between Ward 3 City Council candidates Farris Yawn and James Busi. The seat became vacant when Glen Cummins resigned after he was chosen become Canton’s city manager.

Along with the city’s special election, voters will also elect their next Cherokee County Commission chair.

Residents will choose between incumbent Republican Buzz Ahrens and Independent challenger Carolyn Cosby.

The runoff date for state and local general election is set for Dec. 2 while any federal runoff election would be held on Jan. 6, 2015.

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