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Buckhead library closed to early voting in Fulton County for sewer fix

An early voting sign sits in front of the Buckhead Library in Atlanta. Early voting will not happen at the library until a broken sewer is fixed. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com AJC FILE PHOTO
An early voting sign sits in front of the Buckhead Library in Atlanta. Early voting will not happen at the library until a broken sewer is fixed. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
May 7, 2018

A Fulton County early voting site is closed Monday after an emergency sewer repair has shut down the building.

The Buckhead library, at 269 Buckhead Ave. NE in Atlanta, will be closed until the repairs are complete, and no early voting will take place there.

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Early voting started last Monday and will continue through Friday, May 18. The election is Tuesday, May 22.

Other early voting locations will remain open. The two closest early voting locations to the Buckhead Library are the Chastain Recreation Center at 140 West Wieuca Road NW in Atlanta and the Northside Library at 3295 Northside Parkway NW in Atlanta.

For a complete list of all early voting locations open in Fulton County, visit www.fultonelections.com or call 404-612-7020. To see all library locations, go to www.afpls.org/locations/locations2.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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