Early In-Person Voting Begins Monday, Oct. 15, In DeKalb County

DECATUR, GA -- Early in-person voting in the nation's most watched governor's race begins Monday in DeKalb County and the rest of the state. This year's gubernatorial election between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams has resulted in a record number of absentee ballots requested as well as a record number of voters being registered.

Early in-person voting runs from Monday, Oct. 15, through Friday, Oct. 26, from 8:30 am to 7 pm, and from Monday, Oct. 29, to Friday, Nov. 2, from 7 am to 7 pm. Saturday voting will be held Oct.20 and 27 from 8:30 am to 7 pm, and Sunday voting runs on Oct. 27-28 from noon to 5 pm.

Here is a list of DeKalb County's early voting locations:

Brookhaven -- Briarwood Recreation Center
2235 Briarwood Way
Brookhaven, GA 30319
10/29–11/2, 7 AM – 7 PM

Voter Registration & Elections Office
4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300
Decatur, GA 30032
Monday – Friday, 10/15 – 11/2
7 AM – 7 PM
Saturday, 10/20 & 10/27
9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, 10/28, 12 Noon – 4 PM

South DeKalb – The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall
2801 Candler Road
Decatur, GA 30034
Monday – Friday, 10/15 – 11/2
9 AM – 8 PM
Saturday, 10/20 & 10/27
9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, 10/28, 12 Noon – 4 PM

North DeKalb – Dunwoody Library
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
Monday – Friday, 10/15 – 11/2
7 AM – 7 PM
Saturday, 10/20 & 10/27
9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, 10/28, 12 Noon – 4 PM

Tucker – Reid H. Cofer Library
5234 LaVista Road
Tucker, GA 30084
Saturday, 10/27, 9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, 10/28, 12 Noon – 4 PM
Monday – Friday, 10/29 – 11/2
7 AM – 7 PM

Stonecrest – Stonecrest Library
3123 Klondike Road
Lithonia, GA 30038
Saturday, 10/27, 9 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, 10/28, 12 Noon – 4 PM
Monday – Friday, 10/29 – 11/2
7 AM – 7 PM

WEEK OF OCTOBER 29 ONLY

Atlanta – Bessie Branham Recreation Center
2051 Delano Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30317

Brookhaven – Briarwood Recreation Center
2235 Briarwood Way, NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319

Chamblee – North DeKalb Senior Center
3393 Malone Drive
Chamblee, GA 30341

Decatur – First Christian Church of Decatur
601 W. Ponce de Leon
Decatur, GA 30030

East DeKalb - Berean Christian Church Community Center
2440 Young Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30088

ALL LOCATIONS
Monday – Friday, 10/29 – 11/2
7 AM – 7 PM
No voting on Saturday, Nov. 3 or Monday, Nov. 5. All voters must go to their assigned precinct on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Here is a link to a sample ballot.

Abrams, a former state House minority leader, and Kemp are seeking to replace Gov. Nathan Deal, who cannot run for a third term.

Abrams made history back on May 22, when she became the first African-American woman to win a major party's nomination for governor by defeating former state Rep. Stacey Evans. Two months later, Kemp won the GOP nomination after a bitter runoff with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle.

In a state where Democrats have not won the governorship since 2002, Abrams is campaigning hard in an effort to turn out people who have not traditionally voted at the polls.Kemp, meanwhile, is touting his conservative credentials, hoping that's enough to turn back the tide of an electorate that, particularly in metro Atlanta, has grown more diverse and less staunchly conservative in recent years.

From now until Election Day, your local Patch will be offering the most comprehensive and thorough election coverage of the governor's race and all of the other local races, issues and referendums that matter to you.

SEE ALSO:

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• America's Most Watched Governor's Race: Early Voting Begins Soon

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