DeKalb County Finishes Counting Votes In General Election

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County election officials announced Thursday that workers are officially done with tallying up all the votes from Election Day.

According to election officials, DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections processed 369,948 votes in the following categories:

• Election Day - 47,553
• Advance Voting - 195, 376
• Absentee by Mail - 127,019

The official results are scheduled to be certified by the DeKalb County Boards of Registrations and Elections on Friday, Nov. 13.

County officials said 201 ballots still need to be cured. Each voter is being contacted by phone or overnight mail. Voters have three days after being contacted via call or mail to provide the necessary information to confirm their vote.

Additionally, the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) will also be factored into DeKalb's final certified tabulations, county officials said. To date, DeKalb County has received 1,753 UOCAVA ballots. Applicable DeKalb County voters have until 4:30 p.m. on Friday for their ballots to arrive in the office. UOCAVA ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 to be accepted.

DeKalb County also has approximately 1,600 provisional ballots, which are given to voters who can't meet all of the requirements for voting at the time of the election. The provisional ballot will count if the issue is solved within three days after Election Day, according to county officials.