In-person early voting began on Monday for the General Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election set for May 19.
There are three weeks of in-person early voting running weekdays between now and Friday, May 15. Early voting also includes two weekend voting opportunities: Saturday, May 2, and Saturday, May 9. The lines are usually shorter on Saturdays.
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All in-person early voting is taking place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. inside the Union County Voting Center at 33 Roscoe Collins Drive, located across from Union County High School off the Glenn Gooch Bypass.
As this is a primary election, residents need to request either a Republican or Democratic ballot, which includes selections for the Nonpartisan General Election. Voters may also request a ballot for the Nonpartisan General Election only.
Just three local seats are up for grabs in 2026, all of them on the Union County Board of Education, specifically Districts 2, 4 and 5 that are currently held by Tony Hunter, Jason McCarter and Patrick White, respectively.
Six total candidates – all Republicans – qualified for the three School Board positions, meaning whoever wins their primary next month will not face a Democratic opponent in November. This will pave the way for General Election results to be known this spring.
District 2 is the only contested School Board race, with four qualified candidates, including Incumbent Hunter, who is facing challenges from fellow qualifiers Holly Scarlett Jones, Naveela Philbeck and John Davis.
Both District 4 and District 5 featured lone qualifiers in Jonathan Alan Cook and Incumbent White, respectively.
There are plenty of other offices up for election in May, at the federal level but particularly at the state level, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Georgia General Assembly, multiple levels of judgeship, and more.
For a full breakdown of candidates and offices, visit https://sos.ga.gov/candidate-qualifying-elected-office.
People planning to vote absentee-by-mail may request their ballots inside the Voting Center now through Friday, May 8. Absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail, fax, as an email attachment, or in person at the Voting Center.
Absentee ballots began mailing last week. They can be returned using the official Voting Center drop box during early voting hours; mailed back in plenty of time to be counted after polls close on Election Day; or dropped off at the Voting Center through 7 p.m. Election Day.
The deadline to register to vote in this election was Monday, April 20.
Residents may visit https://mvp.sos.ga.gov for mail-in application and ballot status, poll location, registration information on file with the county, sample ballots for upcoming elections, provisional ballot status and more.
People with questions are asked to call the Union County Board of Registrar’s Office at 706-439-6016.
