by Robin Kemp
Elections and Registration Supervisor Shauna Dozier says voters can cast ballots today, Thursday, October 29, 2020, until 7 p.m. but that polls opened late due to this morning’s storm.
“The county had a delayed opening slated for 11 a.m.,” Dozier said. “We opened for voting at 11 a.m, at all of our seven early voting locations and will be open until 7 p.m.”
Where to vote early in person
Those locations are:
- Historic Courthouse, 121 S. Main St., Jonesboro
- Virginia Burton Gray Recreation Center, 1475 E. Fayetteville Road, Riverdale
- Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, 3499 Rex Rd, Rex
- South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Rd, Hampton
- Lee Headquarters Library, 865 Battle Creek Rd, Jonesboro
- Morrow Municipal Complex, 1500 Morrow Road, Morrow
- J. Charley Griswell Senior Center, 2300 Hwy 138 SE, Jonesboro
If you are in line at 7 p.m., you have the right to cast your ballot.
The final day for early and advance in-person voting is Friday, October 29 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Turnout
As of Wednesday, October 28, according to Elections and Registration, 51,274 Clayton County voters had cast early ballots in person and 26,093 had cast valid paper absentee ballots, for a total of 77,367 early/advance votes cast. Dozier noted that, as of press time, the county had 194,264 active voters.
That puts Clayton County voter turnout at 39.8 percent so far.
Where to find a ballot box
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger warns voters who are using a paper advance/absentee ballot to use the county’s secure ballot boxes instead of putting ballots in the mail this close to Election Day.
You can find those boxes at:
- Historic Courthouse, 121 S. Main St., Jonesboro (on side near handicap parking)
- Virginia Burton Gray Recreation Center, 1475 E. Fayetteville Road, Riverdale
- Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, 3499 Rex Rd., Rex
- South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Rd., Hampton
- Lee Headquarters Library, 865 Battle Creek Rd., Jonesboro
- Frank Bailey Senior Center, 6213 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale
- J. Charley Griswell Senior Center, 2300 Hwy 138 SE, Jonesboro
- Forest Park Branch Library, 4812 West St., Forest Park
Ballot boxes are under 24-hour video surveillance and you can use them until 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.
