October 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
Over 2,100 people have cast ballots early in DeKalb County for the November 3 election.
According to the DeKalb County Election Commission 326 voted Tuesday including 317 in person and 9 by absentee for a six day total of 2,144.
Voting totals for the previous five days were as follows:
Wednesday, October 14- 528 cast ballots including 287 in person and 241 by absentee.
Thursday, October 15 – 320 voted including 303 in person and 17 absentees
Friday, October 16- 340 including 336 in person and 4 absentees
Saturday, October 17- 268 including 247 in person and 21 absentees
Monday, October 19- 362 which was 346 in person (including Webb House residents) and 16 absentees.
Early Voting is underway through October 29 in the first floor courtroom of the courthouse.
Early voting hours are as follows:
Mondays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursdays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (except the last Thursday, Oct. 29 when the hours will be 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (except the last Friday, October 23 when the hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
Saturdays 9 a.m. to Noon.
Also, safeguards will be in place to help protect both workers and voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.