Wednesday’s last day for early voting in runoffs

The runoff between Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin and other runoffs, including contests for the Georgia State Appeals Court and Public Service Commission-District 4, are set for Dec. 2.

Wednesday is the last day for early voting in the runoff. Here are early voting times and locations in metro Atlanta:

• 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday at six locations: Board of Elections & Registration at 121 S. McDonough St., Jonesboro; Lee Headquarters Library, 865 Battle Creek Road, Jonesboro; Morrow Municipal Complex (Community Room), 1500 Morrow Road, Morrow; Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, 3499 Rex Road, Rex; Lovejoy Branch Library, 1721 McDonough Road, Hampton; Frank Bailey Senior Center, 6213 Riverdale Road, Riverdale. Voters can request an absentee ballot from their county registrar’s office through the close of business Wednesday. 770-477-3372.

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Wednesday at the Board of Elections & Registration at 736 Whitlock Ave., west of the Marietta Square; East Cobb Government Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta; South Cobb Government Service Center, 4700 Austell Road, Austell; Boots Ward Recreation Center, Lost Mountain Park, 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs; North Cobb Senior Center (at Kennworth Park), 4100 Ga. 293 (Old U.S. 41), Acworth. 770-528-1000.

• 8 a.m.-7 p.m. through Wednesday at the main elections office at 4380 Memorial Drive. 404-298-4020.

• 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Wednesday at: Fulton County Government Center (downtown), 141 Pryor St.; North Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road; and South Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road. 404-730-4000.

• 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today through Wednesday at the main elections office at 455 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. 678-226-7210.

Under the state’s Voter ID law, voters need one of six forms of photo ID. They are:

• Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including the free Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
• A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired.
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of the state. This includes current photo ID from a public Georgia high school or college.
• Valid U.S. passport.
• Valid U.S. military photo ID.
• Valid tribal photo ID.

• Call ahead to find out when absentee ballots will be available in your county.

• All absentee ballots must be received by the county registrar by the close of the polls on Dec. 2.

• Photo identification is not required when voting by mail.

• TIP: Given the short time before deadline, the Secretary of State’s office urges people who want to vote by mail to submit their application as soon as possible and, upon receipt of the ballot, to return the ballot immediately to ensure its receipt by the deadline.