DeKalb Early Voting Locations Announced

Decatur, GA — With Georgia's primary elections coming up on May 22, DeKalb County has announced the location that will be open for advance voting leading up to the primaries and November's general election.

Early voting will begin Monday, April 30 at the locations approved this week by the DeKalb County Board of Registrars and Elections. It will run through Friday, May 13, in advance of the primaries.

Those locations are:

• Central DeKalb: Voter Registration & Elections Office (two areas — one exclusively for senior and disabled voters) 4380 Memorial Dr., Decatur. Monday-Friday, April 30-May 18, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, May 5 and 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, noon-4 p.m.
• North DeKalb: Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody. Monday-Friday, April 30-May 18, 7 a.m. -7 p.m. Saturday, May 5 and 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, noon-4 p.m.
• South DeKalb: The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall, 2801 Candler Rd., Decatur. Monday-Friday, April 30-May 18, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, May 5 and 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, noon-4 p.m.

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The following locations will be added for one week, beginning Monday, May 14 and staying open through Friday, May 18, Hours will be 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Atlanta: Coan Recreation Center, 1530 Woodbine Ave. SE, Atlanta
• Brookhaven: Briarwood Recreation Center, 2235 Briarwood Way NE, Brookhaven
• Chamblee: North DeKalb Senior Center, 3301 Malone Dr,, Chamblee
• Decatur: First Christian Church of Decatur, 601 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur
• East DeKalb: Berean Community Center, 2440 Young Rd., Stone Mountain
• Stonecrest: Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Rd., Lithonia
• Tucker: Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 LaVista Rd., Tucker

Voters who wish to vote in person and don't take advantage of early voting must go to their local polling places on Tuesday, May 22 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. All early and absentee voting in DeKalb will end on Friday, May 18.

Polling places and sample ballots can be found on the "My Voter Page on the Georgia Secretary of State's office website.

To vote by mail, voters can get applications at the DeKalb County voting website or by calling the Voter Registration & Elections office at 404-298- 4020. Applications can be mailed or hand delivered to 4380 Memorial Dr., Suite 300, Decatur, GA 30032, faxed to 404-298-4038 or emailed to voterreg@dekalbcountyga.gov. Absentee applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. on Friday, May 18, and ballots must be returned no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

For updates on voting in DeKalb, check the county website under "Current Election Information.

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