Early Voting Light; More Democratic Ballots Cast Absentee

Nine out of 10 of those who participated in the first week of In-Person early voting in Oconee County used the Republican ballot, but less than two-thirds of those who had turned in an Absentee ballot by the end of last week had used the Republican ballot.

Early In-Person voting has been light, with only 533 persons showing up at the Board of Elections and Registration Office across from the Courthouse in Watkinsville to cast a ballot by the end of the day on Friday.

Voting with an Absentee ballot has been heavier, with 3,873 persons turning in a ballot that way.

Overall, 4,406 of Oconee County’s 30,457 registered voters have cast a ballot In-Person or via Absentee for the June 9 primary and nonpartisan races.

Of the ballots cast, 30.3 percent were in the Democratic Primary, 67.7 percent were in the Republican Primary, and 2.0 percent were in the Nonpartisan judicial elections alone.

Early voting will continue on Tuesday and is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until June 5 at the Elections and Registration Office, 10 Court Street, across from the Courthouse.

Early voting also will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 30.

Voters must social distance, and workers are wearing protective equipment.

For more on voting so far and comparisons with earlier elections, please go to Oconee County Observations.