DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — People hoping to cast a ballot in the 6th Congressional District race have new options.
Thursday night in a unanimous vote, the DeKalb County Board of Elections voted in favor of more early voting -- increasing the number of early-voting sites from one to five.
"Voting should be made as easy and as accessible as possible," said Sam Tillman, chairman of the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections.
DeKalb now joins Fulton and Cobb counties in offering multiple early-voting locations in the 6th District race.
But it won't come cheap.
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The DeKalb County Board of Elections chairman tells Channel 2 Action News that the cost of operating all the early-voting locations in the northern part of the county will likely reach $100,000.
Both 6th District candidates support the move.
Handel told us in a statement, "North DeKalb has long been ignored by DeKalb County's government. I'm glad that DeKalb County is opening additional sites…"
Ossoff told us in a statement, "Democracy works best when every citizen has the right, and the ability, to participate."
And plenty of citizens will, when early voting begins in all three counties May 30.
Early voting will be available in DeKalb County at the following locations:
- North DeKalb Senior Center, 5238 Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA
- Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA
- Briarwood Recreation Center, 2235 Briarwood Way, NE, Brookhaven, GA
- Dunwoody Library (one week only, Saturday, June 10. June 12-16), 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA
- DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections office, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA
For a complete list of Cobb County early voting sites click here.
For a complete list of Fulton County early voting sites click here.
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