Early Voting Underway In Fulton County

FULTON COUNTY, GA — Residents in Fulton County can now cast their ballots weeks before the Nov. 6 general election, as Monday, Oct. 15 marked the start of early voting across the county.

Early voting locations will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 to Friday, Oct. 26 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 to Friday, Nov. 2. Fulton County also has select early voting outreach locations that will open two days each week to provide more accessibility for citizens.

"We are excited that for three weeks, we will open 20 early voting locations for Fulton County residents," states Richard Barron, director of Fulton County Registration and Elections. "Plus, we will open 11 outreach voting locations to directly reach to college students and our senior residents who we hope will find those locations more accessible and convenient. Of course, all registered voters in Fulton County are welcome to vote at the outreach locations."

You can also get a glimpse at what your ballot will look like for this year's races. Fulton County has uploaded sample ballots for the 2018 general and special elections, and you can click here to view those documents.

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Along with weekday voting, you can also vote early from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. Early voting locations are:

• Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta
• Adams Park Library, 2231 Campbellton Road SW, Atlanta
• Johns Creek Environmental Campus, 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta
• Fulton County Government Center, 130 Peachtree Street SW, Atlanta
• Buckhead Library, 269 Buckhead Avenue NE, Atlanta
• C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Atlanta
• Southeast Atlanta Library, 1463 Pryor Road SW, Atlanta
• Northwest Branch at Scotts Crossing Library, 2489 Perry Boulevard NW, Atlanta
• Northside Library, 3295 Northside Parkway NW, Atlanta
• Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road SW, Atlanta
• Wolf Creek Library, 3100 Enon Road SW, Atlanta
• Chastain Park Recreation Center, 140 W. Wieuca Road NW, Atlanta
• College Park Library, 3647 Main Street, College Park
• South Fulton Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park
• Welcome All Recreation Center, 4255 Will Lee Road, College Park
• Ponce De Leon Library, 980 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, Atlanta
• Robert E. Fulton Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek
• Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton
• East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell
• North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road, Room 232, Sandy Springs

Early voting outreach locations will open two days a week, and their hours will be 8:30 am. to 4 p.m. for weekday and Saturday voting and noon to 5 p.m. for Sunday voting. Locations and dates are:

Thursday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 26

• H. J. C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility, 2885 Church Street, East Point, GA 30344

Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21

• Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multi-Purpose Facility, 6500 Vernon Woods Drive, Sandy Springs

Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28

• Helene S. Mills Senior Multi-Purpose Facility, 515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE, Atlanta

Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21

• Quality Living Services Senior Facility, 4001 Danforth Road SW, Atlanta

Thursday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 26

• Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek

Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21

• Roswell Neighborhood Senior Center, 1250 Warsaw Road, Roswell

Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2

• New Horizon Neighborhood Senior Center, 745 Orr Street NW, Atlanta

Tuesday, October, 16 and Wednesday, October 17

• Harriet G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility, 677 Fairburn Road SW, Atlanta

Thursday, Oct. 18 and Friday, Oct. 19

• Georgia Institute of Technology, Ferst Center, 349 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta

Tuesday, Oct. 23 and Wednesday, Oct. 24

• Georgia State University, Veterans Memorial Hall in Dahlberg Hall, 30 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta

Thursday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 26

• Atlanta Metropolitan State College, Edwin A. Thompson, Sr. Student Activity Ctr., Building 800, Conference Room A, 1630 Metropolitan Parkway SW, Atlanta

For more information, visit www.fultonelections.com or call the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections at 404-612-7072.

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