In-person early voting starts on Tuesday, Oct. 13, inside the Union County Voting Center at 33 Roscoe Collins Drive in Blairsville.
Midterm General Election ballots feature one federal race for U.S. Senate and multiple state offices up for grabs, such as governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state, as well as Georgia Senate and House of Representatives seats.
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Voters will also be deciding three referendums as part of the county-specific Special Election: the question of Sole Commissioner versus Five-Member Commission; the Education-SPLOST renewal by Union County Schools; and SPLOST continuation by Union County Government.
In-person early voting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, through Saturday, Oct. 17; Monday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 24; and Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30.
Voters who decide to wait until Election Day will need to head to their predetermined voting precincts between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Union County has 11 precincts: Blairsville, Jones Creek, Choestoe, Owltown, Coosa, Pat Colwell, Dooley, Suches, Gum Log, Trackrock and Ivy Log. As a reminder, the Blairsville and Trackrock precincts have permanently changed to the Multipurpose Gym next to the Voting Center.
For people voting absentee-by-mail, ballots may be requested inside the Voting Center now through Friday, Oct. 23. Absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail, fax, as an email attachment, or in person at the Voting Center.
Absentee ballots began mailing Oct. 5. 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.
Voters 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.
Sample ballots have also been posted to the “Union County, GA Elections & Voter Registration” Facebook page, under the “Elections & Voter Registration” tab at www.unioncountyga.gov and can be viewed at the Voting Center.
Anyone with questions about early voting may call the Board of Registrars at 706-439-6016.
Monday, Oct. 5, was the voter registration deadline to participate in this election.
