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6th District runoff voting starts soon

Alpharetta resident Toni Kuhn hands her voter card to Birdel Jackson III at Alpharetta Fire Station 82 on Tuesday to cast a vote in the 6th Congressional District special election. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)
Alpharetta resident Toni Kuhn hands her voter card to Birdel Jackson III at Alpharetta Fire Station 82 on Tuesday to cast a vote in the 6th Congressional District special election. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)
By Aaron Gould Sheinin
May 26, 2017

The first round is over, but voting in the runoff for Georgia's 6th Congressional District is right around the corner.

May 2 is the first day for absentee voting by mail in the match-up between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel, Secretary of State Brian Kemp's office said.

Advance in-person voting will begin May 30 while June 16 is the last day to mail or issue absentee ballots for the June 20 runoff. Early voting information for DeKalb County, Cobb County, Fulton County.

MORE: April 18 vote by party - Precincts where GOP candidates had the most votes combined

RELATED: Why the Ossoff vs. Handel runoff may be the most expensive House race ever

Full coverage of the Georgia 6th District runoff election on MyAJC.com.

Channel 2's Richard Elliot reports.

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