early voting in GA.

[kevinam]

I was curious about something. I was checking the Secretary of State website. The website says that you can vote the week prior to the election, starting monday Oct 25, I imagine. Does anyone know much about early voting. The website said you go to your county voter registration office. Fill out a form, present ID, and they will give you a ballot. I am curious though. Will this be a diebold type of machine with no paper trail, or will it be a paper "absentee" type of ballot. Does anyone know??? If it is a paper ballot, I would think that should encourage early, or as it is called "advance" voting, that way you can be pretty certain your vote is counted.

Kevin.

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/elections/voter_information/advance_voting.htm
Link for secretary of state website, detailing advance voting.
*on edit, added link.

[napi21]

1. I'm not positive, but I know I read somewhere that a voter

would fill out a paper ballot and later, someone would enter the info into one of the electronic machines. To be certain, you probably need to call the registration office on Mon. morning and ask.

I think they are planning of doing the same thing with the absentee ballots...entering them into the electronic system prior to 11/2.

For what it's worth, I plan on voting at the Hall County registration office on Wed. I really am hoping that the turnout will be very high this year, and I really hate waiting in long lines for ANYTHING! I'm hoping to avoid the long wait by using the advance voting option!

[vetwife]

13. I took three with me, at the Registrar's office we waited in line

over an hour

[burned]

2. no paper

No Diebold 'type' but straight up Diebold computers are set up in each office.

I'm basing this on AJC pictures of early voters past, using computers. So it's not 100%.

[sallyseven]

3. ASt least there is a paper trail

Your vote will be there in black and white not eraseable magic.

[MGKrebs]

4. Same Diebold machine as everybody else.

(I'm a deputy registrar.)

[UDenver20]

5. Which location........?

If I live in Dekalb County there are four locations listed. I'm not going to be turned away if I go to the wrong one am I?

[MGKrebs]

6. For early voting, any of the four locations.

Personally, I would avoid that one that is in a police precinct in South Dekalb though.

[UDenver20]

7. I'll avoid that location, but out of curiosity, why? N/T

[MGKrebs]

9. I think it might be intimidating to some voters,

and I think they should find another location.

[Dulcinea]

10. I went to that one yesterday.

It's across Memorial Dr. from the jail, in the same bldg. as Tom Scott's office. My DH & I waited for about 1/2 hr. yesterday, filled out a couple of forms, & used the Diebold-type machines. We had no problems & the turnout was great! Very motivated electorate.

[Citizen Jane]

19. Clarification

I think some people may be getting the South DeKalb and Memorial drive locations mixed up...

There are four locations you can vote in DeKalb County:

1. The Memorial Drive location in the Government Annex Building (across from the County Jail). This is the one where mirandawright voted yesterday and where I voted in the primaries. It is just off I-285 and just to the ESE of Avondale Estates. Maybe we could call this the "East DeKalb" location.

2. Brook Run: 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. This would be the "North DeKalb" location.

3. Downtown Decatur: Courthouse Annex B170: 556 North McDonough Street, Decatur. This would be the "Central DeKalb" location. If anyone encounters huge lines there, it might be worth heading 5-10 minutes east to the Memorial Drive location. Last night when the polls closed there was an estimated 3.5 hour wait time still to vote at this location.

4. South Dekalb Police Precinct: 2853 Candler Road, Decatur. This would be the "South DeKalb" location in the actual Police Precinct which MGKrebs points out might be an intimidating location (if, like me, you are no necessarily comfortable hanging around near a police station!).

Hope that helps clarify things for anyone still waiting to vote early today!

[flaminbats]

8. I plan to vote this Tuesday if possible..

what if I go to vote again on election day, and they still let me? Would they be violating the law by allowing me to vote twice, or would I?

[vetwife]

11. I just voted in Carroll County.No Diebold

It was an absentee ballot that you get to vote for early voting and it was really simple !

[flaminbats]

12. in my county we used touch screens..

and there was no paper trail! :(

[vetwife]

14. At my regular polling place..Not registrar's it is Diebold

I had never voted like this before. It was paper and you used a marker to vot for who you wanted to and they put your name on the outside of the yellow envelope
that went inside a white envelope before you dropped it in the lockbox.

[flaminbats]

15. yikes!

not even a secret ballot? :scared:

[vetwife]

16. Yeah, you could not see what was inside the yellow envelope ..Just showed

your name on the outside that you voted. Still secret. In fact you had to put your ballot in a white envelope before you put it in the yellow envelope.

[flaminbats]

17. ahhh...

sounds like the tardis, bigger on the inside than the outside.

[vetwife]

18. ROFL

I feel releived. I have waited for this day for 4 years.

[vetwife]

20. Lines Long very Long Nov 2 reported by local dem party

checking and driving myself as well but mostly African americans ! GO GO GO