Early Voting Starts Monday For Special Elections

Early voting kicks off Monday in three special elections that directly impact voters in north Fulton County.

The Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections will open four early voting locations to allow registered voters to cast ballots for the April 18 elections to fill vacancies in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, Georgia Senate District 32 and on the Johns Creek Council.

Early voting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 27 through Friday, April 14. Saturday voting will be held 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 8 at the North Fulton Service Center in Sandy Springs.

“To avoid stress, I strongly recommend residents to vote early,” states Elections Director Richard Barron.

Barron also reminded voters that while citizens can cast ballots at any of the early voting locations during that time frame, they will have to vote at their designated polling places on April 18.

Early voting locations in Fulton County are:

• East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076
• North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Rowell road, Room 232, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
• Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton, GA 30009
• Robert F. Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005

Eighteen candidates are running to replace Tom Price in Georgia's 6th District for the U.S. House of Representatives, which covers north Fulton and parts of DeKalb and Cobb counties. The Johns Creek City Council special election has two candidates -- John Flores and Chris Coughlin -- who are seeking to fill the Post 4 seat.

The Senate District 32 race will feature eight candidates on the ballot: Republicans Hamilton Beck, Matt Campbell, Roy Daniels, Kay Kirkpatrick, and Gus Makris; and Democrats Christine Triebsch, Exton Howard, and Bob Wiskind. This district covers east Cobb and a small segment of Sandy Springs.

A complete listing of candidates for the 2017 special elections can be found by visiting fultonelections.com and clicking the Election Official and Candidate Information button.

Residents are also encouraged to visit the mvp.sos.ga.gov page to make sure they know their polling location before heading out to vote on Election Day.

For more information regarding the Special Elections, the Department of Registration and Elections and polling locations, visit fultonelections.com or call 404-612-7020.

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