Early voting begins on Monday, Feb. 19 for the presidential primary election at 36 polling locations in Fulton County and 15 in DeKalb County.
The early voting period will take place through March 8 with the primary set for March 12. During advance voting, residents can vote at any advance voting site within the county where they are registered to vote. You can check your voter registration at this link.
A valid ID is required, and may include a Georgia driver’s license, even if expired, a valid out-of-state driver’s license, any valid state or federal-issued photo ID, a valid U.S. passport, a valid employee photo ID, a valid U.S. military photo ID, or valid tribal photo ID.
Under state law, all voters who require assistance to vote due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may receive assistance from a person of the voter’s choice. That person cannot be the voter’s employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.
In DeKalb County, a voter with a physical disability or 75 years of age and older, does not need to wait in line. The voter should walk to the entrance and a poll worker will assist them in casting a ballot.
DeKalb polling places
The hours of operation for the polling places will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 24 & March 2; and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25 and March 3.
• Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30088
• Bessie Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30317
• Clarkston Library, 951 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021
• County Line-Ellenwood Library, 4331 River Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294
• DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office, (absentee ballot drop box location), 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032
• Dunwoody Library, (absentee ballot drop box location), 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
• Emory University , 1599 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322
• Lynwood Recreation Center, 3360 Osborne Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
• Old Chamblee City Hall,5468 Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA 30341
• The Gallery at South DeKalb (South DeKalb Mall), (absentee ballot drop box location), 2801 Candler Road, Decatur, GA 30034
• Stonecrest (former Sam’s Club), (absentee ballot drop box location), 2994 Turner Hill Road, Lithonia, GA 30038
• Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, (absentee ballot drop box location), 5234 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA 30084
• Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, GA 30034
These additional early voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, March 4-8, for the primary in DeKalb:
• Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur, GA 30338
• Salem-Panola Library, 5137 Salem Road, Lithonia, GA 30038
For more information, visit dekalbvotes.com or call 404-298-4020
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