Fulton County Changes Polling Location For House District 50 Election

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Due to “unforeseen circumstances,” the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections has to change one polling location for the 2015 special election to fill the vacancy for State House District 50 in Johns Creek.

Voters who regularly utilize Taylor Road Middle School at 5150 Taylor Road will now have to cast ballots at Chattahoochee High School, which is at 5320 Taylor Road.

“The school will be undergoing renovations, making it unusable for polling,” said Richard Barron, director of the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections.

All affected voters will be notified of the change in location by first-class mail. Concerned residents can also check online to find out if the change would affect their polling place on Election Day.

“It is my hope that residents will take a moment to verify if they are affected by the changes prior to Election Day,” Barron added.

Early voting in the race is currently underway. Residents will be able to cast ballots from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Johns Creek Environmental Campus at 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell.

Saturday voting will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 27. Early voting locations will be closed for holidays on Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, 2015.

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following precinct locations:

Shakerag Elementary School
10885 Rogers Circle
Duluth, GA 30097

Johns Creek United Methodist Church
11180 Medlock Bridge Road
Duluth, GA 30097

Findley Oaks Elementary School
5880 Findley Chase Drive
Duluth, GA 30097

Abbotts Hill Elementary School
5575 Abbotts Bridge Road
Duluth, GA 30097

Chattahoochee High School
5320 Taylor Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Northview High School
10625 Parsons Road
Duluth, GA 30097

Wilson Creek Elementary
6115 Wilson Road
John Creeks, GA 30097

Dr. Robert E. Fulton Regional (Ocee)
5090 Abbots Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Messiah Lutheran Church
4774 Kimball Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30005

State Bridge Elementary School
5530 State Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library
9560 Spruill Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Autrey Mill Middle School
4110 Old Alabama Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Republicans Kelly Leigh Stewart, Royce M. Reinecke and Bradford Jay Raffensperger, Libertarian Christine A. Austin and Paul Troop — who did not list a party affiliation — all qualified this week to fill the seat, which was vacated when Lynne Riley was tapped by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve as the state Department of Revenue commissioner.

While this is a nonpartisan special, each candidate’s party affiliation, if any, will be listed on the Jan. 6 ballot. A runoff, if needed, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.