Early Voting Begins Next Friday, July 13 for August Elections

Early Voting for the August 2nd elections begins next Friday, July 13 at the courthouse.
Voters will find it even more convenient to vote early for the upcoming August DeKalb County General and State Primary elections.
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The DeKalb County Election Commission voted recently to modify the early voting hours to give voters another afternoon voting period.
The early voting hours for the August election will be as follows:
Mondays from NOON until 5:00 p.m.; Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.; Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.; Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until NOON.
“Usually, the afternoon numbers are among the largest of the early voting period,” said Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections. “And based on that history, the commission wanted to give another afternoon voting period to make it easier for those who like voting early or cannot make it to the polls on election day.”.
Local voters will be electing a new Assessor of Property in August. The candidates are Scott Cantrell and Mason Carter. Two school board seats will be filled along with five constable seats.
In the state primary, local voters will help select the party nominees for State Representative in the 40th district, the 46th district, Congressman in the 6th District and one U.S. Senator.