From Oct. 15-Nov. 1, voters in Georgia and Cobb can cast their ballots in person ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.

There are some new boundaries in the 2024 election due to court-ordered redistricting, particularly in races for the Cobb Board of Education.

When, where and how to vote?

Early voting will take place at select locations throughout the county, including the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road) and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road), as follows:

• 15th-18th Oct., Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m
• Oct. 19, Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m
• October 20, Sunday, 12-5 p.m. (East Cobb Govt. Center)
• 21st-25th Oct., Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m
• Oct. 26, Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m
• October 27, Sunday, 12-5 p.m. (East Cobb Govt. Center)
• Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m

There will be no early voting November 2-4. On Election Day, November 5, voters will go to their assigned precincts.

For additional early voting locations, visit Click here. Cobb voters can vote early at any location in the county, regardless of where they live.

Voters must bring a valid photo ID to vote (Click here for details).

The deadline for requesting a postal vote is October 25th. You can apply online at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office by clicking here.

There is an absentee ballot drop box at the East Cobb Government Service Center that is open during early voting hours.

Absentee ballots must be received in person, by mail, at the Cobb Elections office, or dropped off at a designated drop box by Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., when polls permanently close on Election Day.

To check your voter registration status and obtain a customized sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State My voter page.

Who/what is on the ballot?

The U.S. presidential race is a long one for Georgia voters, but there are still many local elections to be decided.

Cobb voters will decide whether to approve a 30-year sales tax to fund expanded bus transit operations, including a transfer station in East Cobb and the restoration of former routes along Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads.

In East Cobb, voters will elect a new Post 5 member for the Cobb Board of Education following the retirement of four-term member David Banks.

The candidates are both first-time candidates: Democrat Laura Judge and Republican John Cristadoro. You are a parent of students in the Walton High School attendance area.

Post 5’s boundaries were changed during a court-ordered redistricting that moved part of the Wheeler attendance zone to Post 6. Post 5 includes most of the Walton and Wheeler zones as well as some of the Pope zones (Map here).

Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, a Democrat, is seeking a second term and is opposed by Republican Kay Morgan.

Other statewide races include district attorney, sheriff, tax commissioner, chief clerk and state court clerk. Nonpartisan judicial elections were decided during the May primary election.

Georgia’s 11th Congressional District, which includes East Cobb, is on the ballot, as are all legislative seats.

These legislative seats with East Cobb districts include Districts 32, 33 and 56 in the Georgia Senate and Districts 37, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in the Georgia House of Representatives.

There will be a special election in 2025 to determine District 2 and District 4 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners after a court ruling rejected the county’s home rule claims for redistricting.

These elections are repeats of the May primary election, which now used invalid absentee ballots.

District 2 included part of East Cobb and was moved west of the Powers Ferry Road corridor.

Most of East Cobb is now represented by District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell, a Republican whose current term expires at the end of 2026.

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