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Fulton County approves 17 advance‑voting sites for June Public Service Commission special election
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The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections approved 17 early‑voting locations and the proposed schedule for the June 17 special Public Service Commission primary, with voting hours set May 27–June 13.
The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections on Feb. 13 approved 17 advance‑voting locations and a schedule for the special Public Service Commission primary set for June 17, 2025.
Elections staff told the board the early‑voting period will run May 27 through June 13, with weekday hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; no Sunday hours are planned. “We have identified 17 locations that we would like to open for the PSC special election to evenly distribute them throughout the county,” elections staff said during the meeting, and then read the list of sites to the board.
The 17 approved locations are: Adams Park Library; Alpharetta Library (drop box); Buckhead Library (drop box); C.T. Martin (drop box); College Park Library (drop box; substituted for Hugh Connolly Recreation Center for this cycle); Elections Hub; Grant Park Recreation Center; Joe P. Garner at Ponce de Leon Library; Metropolitan Library; Milton Library; Northeast Spruce Oaks Library (drop box); Northwest Library; Scott’s Crossing; Palmetto Library; Roswell Library; Sandy Springs Library (drop box); and Wolf Creek Library (drop box).
Board members discussed a request from the City of Atlanta to consider Roswell Park as an early‑voting location; staff said they would investigate whether Roswell Park would be feasible for future elections. Staff also noted that cities may add additional early‑voting sites for a municipality’s own ballot items at their own cost and that any city‑requested additional sites would be brought back to the board for approval.
The motion to approve the early‑voting locations carried on a voice vote; the chair and members present said “aye.” Staff said the county will send a memo to municipalities with details and cost estimates for runoffs or additional locations. The board also agreed that a similar proposed list of 17 locations will be presented for the November cycle, with minor substitutions as needed.
Board members and staff emphasized distribution and access when reducing the number of early‑voting sites from previous municipal cycles; staff said the reduction reflects turnout patterns and cost considerations but that municipalities can request supplemental sites.
