Early Voting Begins Monday in Sandy Springs

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SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- On Monday, May 2, the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections and the city of Sandy Springs will kick off early voting for the 2016 general primary and special election.

Early voting for county races will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2-13; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 16-20; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7 and 14; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 8 and 15.

Voters in Sandy Springs' District 3 will also cast ballots to fill the vacant seat on the City Council, and the schedule will vary slightly for those citizens.

Advance voting for the city's election, open to District 3 residents only, will take between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, May 2-20 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the North Fulton Annex at 7741 Roswell Road.

“I cannot stress enough how important it is for residents to know the address of their polling place prior to heading to the poll,” said Richard Barron, director of Registration and Elections. “One of the most asked question we receive on Election Day is ‘where do I go to vote?’. That information, as well as directions, is posted on our website at www.fultonelections.com."

Barron said he encourages Fulton residents to take advantage of early voting opportunities to avoid the long lines on Election Day, Tuesday, May 24.

“Also, remember that during Early Voting, they can vote at any of the 24 poll locations but on Election Day, they have to vote at their designated polling precinct," he said.

A complete listing of qualified candidates for the primary and special election can be found here.

Fulton County's 24 early voting locations are as follows:

District 1:

• Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005
• Johns Creek Environmental, Campus 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022
• Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022
• East Roswell Branch, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076

District 2:

• North Fulton Service Annex, Room 128, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
• Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Rd., Milton, GA 30009
• Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA 30075
• Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009

District 3:

• Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Hwy., NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
• Chastain Park Recreation Center, 140W. Wieuca Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30342
• Buckhead Library, 269 Buckhead Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
• Northside Library, 3295 Northside Parkway, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327

District 4:

• Adamsville Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
• Fulton County Government Center, 130 Peachtree Street, SW, Ste. 2186, Atlanta, GA 30303
• Northwest Branch at Scotts Crossing, 2489 Perry Boulevard, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
• Adamsville-Collier Heights Branch, 3424 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30331

District 5:

• East Point Library, 2757 Main Street, East Point, GA 30344
• South Fulton Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Rd., Room 108, College Park, GA 30349
• Welcome All Recreation Center, 4255 Will Lee Road, College Park, GA 30349
• Georgia Hill Neighborhood Facility, 250 Georgia Avenue, SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

District 6:

• Fairburn Library, 60 Valley View Drive, Fairburn, GA 30213
• College Park Historical Building, 3675 Auditorium Way, College Park, GA 30337
• Southwest Art Center, 915 New Hope Road, SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
• Palmetto Library, 9111 Cascade Palmetto Hwy., Palmetto, GA 30268

The nonpartisan election for Sandy Springs' District 3 race will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 in the Round Program Building at Hammond Park at 6005 Glenridge Drive. The winner of the race will serve out the unexpired term until the 2017 general election.

For District 3 residents who'd like to vote by absentee ballot, you can request an absentee ballot by downloading an application from the city’s website (www.sandyspringsga.gov/vote) and returning the application to the city clerk's office at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road Building 500.

Absentee ballots can also be returned via fax (770-206-1420) or via email at vote@sandyspringsga.gov. For more information about the city's election, visit the Sandy Springs's Voting and Elections website.

For more information about the county's election and required documents for voting, visit www.fultonelections.com or call 404-612-7020.

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