Politics & Government

Get Registered to Vote for November

The deadline to be eligible to cast a ballot in the general election is Oct. 9.

The deadline to register to vote in Georgia's general election is three weeks away.

Georgia residents must register to vote by Oct. 9 to be able to vote. If you're unsure if you're registered,Β visit the Georgia Secretary of State website.

What's on the ballot?

Find out what's happening in Northeast Cobbfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The major election on everyone's ballot is the presidential race between Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.

U.S. Rep. Tom Price, a Roswell Republican who represents Northeast Cobb in Congress, has a Democratic challenger in East Cobb residentΒ Jeff Kazanow, a business consultant.Β 

Find out what's happening in Northeast Cobbfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Otherwise, Northeast Cobbers don't have many contested local races, as the Cobb Commission Chairman's race, route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"lee-re-elected-cobb-commission-chairman"} -->, the Post 5 Cobb school board and most legislative races

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