Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton offer Saturday voting ahead of Senate runoff

The Saturday after Thanksgiving has been officially added to Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties’ plans for advance voting ahead of next month’s U.S. Senate runoff.

DeKalb and Fulton’s elections boards previously approved offering early voting on Nov. 26, pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the state’s interpretation of a law prohibiting voting on the Saturday following a holiday. The Democratic Party of Georgia and Sen. Raphael Warnock — who’s vying for reelection against Republican Herschel Walker— argued that the law did not apply to runoff elections.

A Fulton County judge agreed. The state has since filed an appeal.

Cobb added voting on the date in question on Monday.

“Given the accelerated timeline of the runoff, we are gratified that the courts ruled in favor of voters and ensuring the greatest access possible to participate in the election,” DeKalb elections board chair Dele Lowman Smith said in a news release. “We ask voters to bring an extra helping of patience and gratitude to the polls as our staff and poll workers are working through the holiday to carry out the runoff.”

Their complete early voting schedules ahead of the Dec. 6 election are now set as listed below, at cobbcounty.org, dekalbvotes.com and fultoncountyga.gov.

COBB COUNTY EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE

Saturday, Nov. 26: Voting available from noon to 5 p.m. at five locations: Cobb Elections and Registration Main Office, 995 Roswell St. in Marietta; North Cobb Senior Center, 3900 S. Main St. in Acworth; East Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta; South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road in Mableton; and Boots Ward Recreation Center, 4845 Dallas Highway in Powder Springs.

Sunday, Nov. 27: Voting is available from noon to 5 p.m. at all of the above locations, plus Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle SE in Smyrna.

Monday, Nov. 28 through Friday, Dec. 2: Voting is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:

• Cobb Elections and Registration Main Office, 995 Roswell St. in Marietta
• North Cobb Senior Center, 3900 S. Main St. in Acworth
• East Cobb Government Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta
• South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road in Mableton
• Boots Ward Recreation Center, 4845 Dallas Highway in Powder Springs
• Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle SE in Smyrna
• Collar Park Community Center, 2625 Joe Jerkins Blvd. in Austell
• South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Riverside Parkway in Austell
• Tim D. Lee Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta
• West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Lane in Kennesaw
• Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive in Kennesaw
• Ron Anderson Recreation Center, 3820 Macedonia Road in Powder Springs

DEKALB COUNTY EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Nov. 23: Voting available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the county elections office (4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300 in Decatur)

Saturday, Nov. 26: Voting available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody; the DeKalb election office, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300 in Decatur; and the Gallery at South DeKalb (South DeKalb Mall), 2845 Candler Road in Decatur.

Sunday, Nov. 27: Voting available from noon to 5 p.m. at 16 locations (listed below). Hours may ultimately be extended, pending staffing and availability.

Monday, Nov. 28 through Friday, Dec. 2: Voting will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day at the 16 locations listed below. Additional locations could be added, pending availability.