Atlanta voters will head to the polls once more to decide who will fill a citywide seat on the city council.
Eshé Collins and Nicole “Nikki” Evans Jones are in the runoff election to fill Post 3 At-Large seat to fill the unexpired term of Keisha Sean Waites. Waites stepped down from the council seat in March to run for for Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts. Her bid was unsuccessful.
The last day to request an absentee ballot is Friday, Nov. 22. Early voting in Fulton and DeKalb counties begin Saturday, Nov. 23 and runs through Nov. 27. Election day is Dec. 3.
Registered voters, including those who did not vote in the council special election race on Nov. 5, are eligible to vote in the the runoff election.
The winner in the runoff election will fill the seat until the end of next December. That means they would have to run again next year to stay on the city council.
The Center for Civic Innovation hosted a forum featuring Collins and Jones on Nov. 12 and it can be watched on YouTube.
CCI is also part of the #VoteATL coalition and has profiles and interviews with both candidates.
The Committee for a Better Atlanta scored the candidates and posted questionnaires for Collins and Jones.
Key dates
Nov. 22 – Last day to request an absentee ballot
Nov. 23 – Early voting begins
Nov. 27 – Early voting ends
Dec. 3 – Election day
Voting days/hours:
Saturday, Nov. 23 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 24 Noon – 5 p.m.
Monday – Wednesday, Nov. 25-27 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Fulton County Early Voting Locations
Adams Park Library, 2231 Campbellton Road SW
Buckhead Library (drop box), 269 Buckhead Ave. NE
C.T. Martin Recreation Center (drop box), 3201 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW
East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church (drop box), 2651 N Church St.
Joan P. Garner at Ponce De Leon Library, 980 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE
Metropolitan Library, 1332 Metropolitan Pkwy. SW
Northwest Library at Scotts Crossing, 2489 Perry Blvd. NW
DeKalb County Early Voting Locations
Bessie Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Drive NE
DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office, 4380 Memorial Drive
Emory University, 1599 Clifton Road
New Bethel AMEC, 8350 Rockbridge Road, SW
New Life Community Alliance (drop box), 3592 Flat Shoals Road
North DeKalb Senior Center, 3393 Malone Drive
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library (drop box), 5234 Lavista Road
What to bring for in-person voting: A valid ID, such as a driver’s license or passport.
If you are a voter with a physical disability or are 75 years of age and older, you do not need to wait in line. Just walk to the entrance, and a poll worker will assist you in casting your ballot.
For additional information, visit Fulton County Elections or DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections.
