Early Voting Begins Oct. 16 In Fulton County

FULTON COUNTY, GA -- Fulton County is preparing to open nearly two dozen early voting sites so you can cast your ballots ahead of the Nov. 7 general municipal and special elections. Early voting will begin Monday, Oct. 16 and will run through Friday, Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The county will also offer one weekend of early voting: 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of early voting to avoid long lines on Election Day.

“We are excited about being able to offer 17 days of early voting to Fulton County residents,” said Richard Barron, director of Fulton County Registration and Elections. “We are hoping that by providing choices and weekend hours, more people will vote early which can result in reducing Election Day lines.”

If you are completely out of the loop and have no idea who is running to represent you at the local level, you can check out a list of candidates who've qualified to run in city and county elections by clicking here.

If you've yet to register to vote in the upcoming elections, the last day you can do so is Tuesday, Oct. 10 (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Online voter registration is available, which allows applicants with a valid Georgia Driver’s License or a Georgia Identification Card to complete the entire process online. In Fulton County, residents can register to vote online, at their respective city hall, Georgia Department of Driver Services office, any Atlanta Fulton County Public Library or by mail.

Registered voters are urged to verify that their registration information on file with the department is up-to-date, especially if they have recently had an address or name change.

You can vote early at:

• Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza
• Johns Creek Environmental Campus, 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta
• Adams Park Library, 2231 Campbellton Road SW, Atlanta
• Adamsville Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Atlanta
• Buckhead Library, 269 Buckhead Avenue NE, Atlanta
• Fulton County Government Center, 130 Peachtree Street SW, Atlanta
• Northside Library, 3295 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta
• Northwest Branch at Scotts Crossing, 2489 Perry Boulevard NW, Atlanta
• Ponce De Leon Library, 980 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE Atlanta
• Southeast Atlanta Library, 1463 Pryor Road SW, Atlanta
• Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road SW, Atlanta
• Wolf Creek Library, 3100 Enon Road SW, Atlanta
• College Park Library, 3647 Main Street, College Park
• South Fulton Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park
• East Point Library, 2757 Main Street, East Point
• Fairburn Library, 60 Valley View Drive, Fairburn
• Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek
• Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton
• East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell
• Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell
• North Fulton Service Center (Room 232), 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs
• Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs

For more information, visit www.fultonelections.com or call the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections at 404-730-7072.

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