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County of Forsyth issued the following announcement on October 12.

Forsyth County residents can now view a digital map displaying current wait times for all Nov. 2 Special Election and City of Cumming Municipal General Election Advance Voting locations.

The map, updated by the Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections Department and Geographic Information Services, can be found by clicking here.

Advance Voting for the Nov. 2 Special Election and City of Cumming Municipal General Election will be offered to Forsyth County registered voters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and select Saturdays for three weeks, Oct. 12 through Oct. 29, at the following locations.

Advance Voting will be available on weekdays beginning Tuesday, Oct. 12 through Friday, Oct. 29, and on Saturday, Oct. 16 and 23, at the following locations. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

• Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections Office (1201 Sawnee Dr.)
• Cumming City Hall (100 Main St.)

Advance Voting will also be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 and on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 25 through Friday, Oct. 29, at the following locations:

Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

• Hampton Park Library (5345 Settingdown Road)
• Sharon Springs Park Community Building (1950 Sharon Road)
• Midway Park Community Building (5100 Post Road)

All Forsyth County registered voters may take advantage of Advance Voting in person at any of the Advance Voting locations regardless of where they are assigned to vote on Election Day.

Please note that there is no voting at any location on the Monday prior to any election.

The Nov. 2 elections include:

• A countywide Special Election for the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) referendum. All residents registered to vote in Forsyth County by the October 4, 2021 voter registration deadline are eligible to vote in the Special Election.
• A City of Cumming Municipal General Election will be held for the office of Mayor and two City Council seats. Only voters who reside in the city limits of Cumming and who are registered to vote by the October 4, 2021 voter registration deadline are eligible to vote.

For all in-person voting, voters must bring one of the six acceptable forms of photo identification. For details, visit the Voter Registrations and Elections Department page of the Forsyth County website by clicking here or call (770) 781-2118, ext. 9. 

Original source can be found here.

Source: County of Forsyth