Early Voting Starts Saturday in Special Election Runoff

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Voters in Sandy Springs' District 3 will return to the polls later this month to cast ballots in the special election runoff to fill the seat on the City Council.

For those who don't want to wait until Tuesday, June 21 to vote, the city of Sandy Springs will offer a chance to perform your civic duty on Saturday.

Saturday voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 11 in the Round Program Building at Hammond Park, which is located at 6005 Glenridge Drive.

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Advance voting will continue in the same location from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 13-17. The polling place -- the Round Program Building -- will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 21 for the special election.

District 3 residents will consider whether Chris Burnett or Joe Houseman will represent them on the council, as both men were the top two candidates who earned enough votes in the May 24 special election to advance to the runoff.

The election will fill the seat vacated by Graham McDonald, who resigned earlier this year to run for the State House District 52 seat, a bid he lost to fellow Republican challenger Deborah Silcox.

The city's special election runoff procedure continues despite the Georgia Secretary of State's Office opening an investigation into the process.

While no one with the agency could comment on the details of the investigation, a compliant form provided by the office notes the investigation surrounds precinct notifications and locations.

Specifically, the case is filed under the "Elections-Polling Place Change-No Notice" category, according to the form received by the office on Friday, May 20.

Brian Dove, chief of staff and legal counsel with the state agency, said the State Elections Board would have to review the investigation before the findings can be finalized.

Investigations, he added, typically take between two and six months. Once an investigation is complete, it has to be heard by the state elections board, which Dove said meets quarterly. Its next meeting is scheduled for June 28.

Additional information on the city's upcoming election can be found on its website.

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