Satellite voting will also be available Saturday, Oct. 27 (Lawrenceville, Ga., Oct. 26, 2018) – Advance voting for the Nov. 6 General Election continues in Gwinnett County through Friday, Nov. 2.

Advance voting has increased in popularity over the past three election cycles. During the first 10 days of advance voting in the 2018 General Election, 58,049 ballots have been cast, compared to 34,817 ballots cast in the first 10 days of advance voting during the 2016 General Election, and 11,435 ballots cast in the same time period during the 2014 General Election.  

Elections supervisor Lynn Ledford said that wait times at each of the advance locations have averaged around 14 minutes. “Despite the record number of voters who have participated so far, many of our sites have operated for long periods of time with no wait. The longest wait time we’ve had is an hour and 15 minutes,” Ledford said. “We do expect wait times to increase as we get closer to Election Day, but our staff has done a great job of keeping the lines moving.”

Voters have one more week to cast their ballots before Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. The main Elections Office, located at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200 in Lawrenceville, and all seven satellite voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27 and Monday through Friday, Oct. 29 through Nov. 2. The satellite locations are:

• Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 North Bogan Road, Buford
• Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Old Auburn Avenue, Dacula
• George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Highway, Suwanee
• Lenora Park Gym, 4515 Lenora Church Road, Snellville
• Lucky Shoals Park Recreation Center, 4651 Britt Road, Norcross
• Mountain Park Activity Building, 1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain
• Shorty Howell Park Activity Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth

In addition, the main Elections Office, located at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200 in Lawrenceville, will be open Sunday, Oct. 28 from noon to 6 p.m. for voting. The main Elections Office is the only location open for Sunday voting.

No voting will take place Saturday, Nov. 3 – Monday, Nov. 5. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, all regular polling locations in Gwinnett will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., so voters who do not vote advance or absentee by mail must vote at their assigned polling location. Polling locations can be found on the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. 

Voters can still request an absentee ballot until Nov. 2. A completed application must be received before an absentee ballot can be issued. To request an application by mail or fax, visit www.gwinnettelections.com or contact the Voter Registrations and Elections Division at 678-226-7210.

Voters can submit the application using one of the following methods:

• Scan the completed application and email it to absentee@gwinnettcounty.com
• Fax it to 678-226-7275 or 678-226-7208
• Deliver the application in-person to the Voter Registrations and Elections Division office at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville
• Mail it to Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections Division, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Ga. 30046

Voted absentee ballots must bereceivedby 7 p.m. on Election Day. They must be received by mail or delivered in-person to the main Elections Office in order to be counted. Ballots may not be turned into polling locations on Election Day for counting.

“We are very pleased with how advance voting has taken place so far this election season,” Ledford said. “We’ve had more voters than ever before and we’re prepared to handle the even larger crowds expected during the final week of advance voting.”

The County produced a video to help educate Gwinnett voters about the many ways they can cast their ballots, which is available on the County’s website, www.gwinnettcounty.com, in English and Spanish.