These Polling Sites Open Later In DeKalb

EAST ATLANTA, GA — Fourteen polling locations in DeKalb County will be open until 8 p.m. after a judge granted Atlanta city officials an order to extend the 7 p.m. closure time for voting in the 2025 general election.

The time change came after city officials sued Fulton and DeKalb counties to extend the voting time.

Polls usually open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. in statewide elections, but a judge ruled Atlanta officials can keep polls open an hour longer.

With the update, Atlanta residents who do not arrive at their polling locations by 7 p.m. will not be able to vote in the Public Service Commission special election and will be mandated to vote using provisional ballots, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.

In DeKalb, these polling locations will be open until 8 p.m.:

• Israel Baptist Church, 2071 Hosea L. Williams Drive SE, Atlanta
• 1131 Briar Vista Terrace, Atlanta
• Hugh Otis Burgess Elementary School, 480 Clifton St. SE, Atlanta
• Coan Recreation Center, 1530 Woodbine Ave. SE, Atlanta
• Cross Keys High School, 1626 N. Druid Hills Road NE, Atlanta
• Neighborhood Church ATL, 1561 McLendon Ave. NE, Atlanta
• Druid Hills High School, 1798 Haygood Drive NE, Atlanta
• Saint Philip AME Church-Gymnasium A, 240 Candler Road SE, Atlanta
• Emory South Metro City Church, 999 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta
• Emory University, 1599 Clifton Road, Atlanta
• Ronald E. McNair High School, 1804 Bouldercrest Road SE, Atlanta
• First Iconium Baptist Church, 542 Moreland Ave. SE, Atlanta
• Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1879 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta
• Lynwood Recreation Center, 3360 Osborne Road NE, Brookhaven

The race for mayor and several city council positions are on the ballot in Atlanta. Dickens is aiming to keep his seat against three challengers, and Atlanta City Council member Marci Collier Overstreet is up against Rohit Malhotra for council president.

“We strongly encourage voters to have a plan, especially if they have not returned an absentee ballot or did not cast a ballot during the early voting period," said Keisha Smith, executive director of the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office, in a news release.

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