Early voting comes to a close today

Kasmira Smith, The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.
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Nov. 3—VALDOSTA — Early voting for surrounding municipal elections is coming to an end Friday evening.

Lowndes County Elections Supervisor Deb Cox said the turnout is right on par with previous municipal election contests.

About 833 individuals cast their vote between Monday, Oct. 30, and Thursday, Nov. 2, according to the office's daily recap record.

Cox explained the office surpassed the 6% turnout rate from the previous advanced voting week and hopes to hit almost 7% on Friday.

The recorded participation shows a slight uptick in turnout records for the Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, election. This week alone the office has received 27 absentee ballots by mail, the document showed early Friday morning.

Shared documents showed about 1,056 individuals cast their vote within the first week of advanced voting starting from Monday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 22. The largest voting day within the week was Wednesday, Oct. 18, with approximately 199 votes and one provisional ballot.

The second week totaled slightly lower than the first: Only 994 votes were made, the documents said.

Cox and employees at Lowndes County Elections are urging voters to cast their votes as early voting approaches its end. The office is scheduled to close for its final day of early voting on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Lowndes County Elections is located at 2808 North Oak Street in Valdosta.

She emphasized that only city residents are able to vote in the Nov. 7 election due to the county not having any active contests. Elections are being held for the cities of Dasher, Remerton, Hahira and Valdosta.

The City of Hahira is also holding a special election regarding a referendum ballot for Sunday sales of distilled spirits and other alcoholic beverages.

The general election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters must report to their assigned precinct between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To find your assigned precinct, please go to: https://mvp.sos.ga.gov, refer to your precinct card, or contact the Elections office.

The Lowndes County Polling Location list is as follows:

Pct 001: Hahira Train Depot, 220 W Main St, Hahira

Pct 002: Hahira Historical Society, 116 E Lawson St, Hahira

Pct 003: Hahira Community Center, 216 Randall St, Hahira

Pct 006: Trinity Presbyterian, 3501 Bemiss Rd, Valdosta

Pct 007: Nazarene Church, 4434 Forrest St EXT, Valdosta

Pct 008: Mathis Auditorium, 2300 N Ashley St, Valdosta

Pct 009: Jaycee Shack Community Center, 2306 Jaycee Shack Rd

Pct 010: Lowndes Civic Center, 2108 E. Hill Ave, Valdosta

Pct 012: Rainwater Conference Center, One Meeting Pl., Valdosta

Pct 013: VSU University Center Entrance #2, 1215 N Patterson St

Pct 014: Mt Calvary Baptist Church, 500 E Force St, Valdosta

Pct 015: Mildred Hunter Community Center, 509 S. Fry St, Valdosta

Pct 017: Dasher City Hall, 3686 US Hwy 41 S, Dasher

More information: Contact the elections office at (229) 671-2850, e-mail elections@lowndescounty.com, or visit the office at 2808 N. Oak St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.