early voting
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2026 Election
Democrats Make Final Push in Athens Ahead of Election Day
College Square in Athens traded football anticipation for a final election push on Monday, just hours before Election Day. Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor, visited Athens as part of her statewide campaign push. “You know, I’ve got a lot of love for y’all, Dawgs,” Bottoms said at the…
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2026 Election
Rising Costs, Political Division Drive Athens Senior Citizens to Polls
Residents at Wesley Woods’ Talmage Terrace retirement community are already casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, motivated by concerns ranging from rising living costs to political division. The Athens-Clarke County Library, the closest advance voting location to Beechwood Hills, opened for early voting on Oct. 13. On…
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2026 Election
Georgia Early Voting Has Broken Records, So Why Do Residents Prefer It?
Early voting lasted two weeks in Georgia — from Oct. 13 to Oct. 30 — and registered Athens voters chose to come to the polls early this midterm cycle for reasons such as work, family life and class schedules. About 41,000 students live in Athens-Clarke County, representing 31% of the…
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2026 Election
PHOTO GALLERY: Here’s What Early, In-Person Voting Looked Like in Athens-Clarke County
Advance voting numbers in Georgia toppled records compared to past midterm elections, with more than 2.4 million ballots cast in person, according to the Secretary of State’s election data hub website. Students in Reporting II captured the scene and voter activity around lunchtime — from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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Elections
Athens-Clarke Library Quick Option for Early Voters
Voters gathered at the Athens-Clarke County Library to cast their votes prior to Election Day. Athens residents were able to start voting early on Oct. 13 for the upcoming midterms on Nov. 3. The Five Points neighborhood is the largest registered neighborhood in Athens, producing 44% of the voters in…
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2024 Election
Athens Voter Voices: Lack of Trust, Nerves Common
Georgia voters hit the polls early to vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The battleground state saw an unprecedented turnout for early voting in 92 counties, including Athens-Clarke County. Athens-Clarke County provided six locations for advanced voting. Athens historically leans left in presidential elections, seeing a 70.13% voter rate…
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2020 Election
Early Voting Ongoing in Athens-Clarke County: Locations, Dates and More
Early voting for the Georgia runoffs — two U.S. Senate races and a Public Service Commissioner race — opened in Athens-Clarke County on Dec. 14. Registered voters in Athens-Clarke County may vote early at any of the early voting locations in the county throughout December. The two outstanding races will…
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2020 Election
Georgia Continues Huge Early Voter Turnout; Oglethorpe County Voting Lines Remain Short Despite Increase
Georgia experienced a 48% increase in early voter in-person turnout from the 2016 election as of 5 p.m. yesterday. And according to Oglethorpe Board of Elections supervisor Steve McCannon, nearly 3,000 of 10,683 registered voters in Oglethorpe already completed early in-person voting. He said this is an increase from the…
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Northeast Georgia News
Northeast Georgia Offers Early Voting Locations
There are two days left to cast your ballot early. Election Day is on Nov. 6. Below is a list of all the voting locations in the counties Grady Newsource will be covering on Election Day:
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2018 Election
Early Voting at UGA’s Tate Center Begins Tuesday
Students can vote at the Tate Student Center this week ahead of Election Day, Nov. 6. Students who are registered in Athens Clarke-County can vote at the University of Georgia location on October 30 and 31. Voting will be open from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. See an Athens Clarke County…