Election Update for Friday Oct. 18

A total of 867 Stephens County voters cast their ballot in Advance In-Person voting on Thursday, Oct. 17, bringing the number of ballots cast at the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Toccoa to 2,886. Also as of closing of polls on Oct. 17, 653 Absentee Ballots have been mailed out and 311 have been returned so far.

FYI

Early Voting will take place each weekday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 1. Saturday voting will take place on October 19 and October 26 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Election day voting will be Tuesday, November 5, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Election Day voting is the only day during which there are extended hours for voting; all other days, polls are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All voting will take place at the Stephens County Historic Courthouse, 37 W. Tugalo Street in Toccoa.

Voters must bring valid photo ID, such as a driver’s license, passport, or voter identification card, to the voting location. It is not necessary for voters to carry a voter registration/precinct card with them when voting.

Carlisle asked WNEG News to remind voters that, if they made any changes in their registration after Oct. 7 of this year, they will not show up on the voter rolls, and voter rolls are, by law, now locked until after the election.

Voters who need assistance voting, can bring a family member or friend to help fill in the ballot.