Editorial: Early voting open for election
Published 2:00 pm Sunday, October 13, 2019
Early voting for the November election starts Monday, Oct. 14.
Tifton residents can early vote at the Tift County Board of Elections office, 8 a.m. — 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through Nov. 1.
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Election Day is Nov. 5.
The office is located at 222 Chestnut Avenue, Building B.
Absentee mail ballots may be requested by calling (229) 386-7915 or emailing shekia.holley@tiftcounty.org.
Omega residents may early vote at Omega City Hall Oct. 14 through Nov. 1 from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. at 5518 Alabama Ave., Omega.
Tifton residents will have the opportunity to vote for the office of mayor, the city council member representing district 2 and the city council member representing district 4.
The district 4 race is between incumbent Frank Sayles, Jr. and M. Jay Hall.
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Mayor Julie Smith is running unopposed, as is Jack Folk, the council member for district 2.
Omega has two seats up for reelection: the office of mayor, which is currently held by Ray Hunt, Jr., and the city council seat representing Post 5, which is currently held by Ernest Harris. Both have qualified for the election.
Chuck White has also qualified to run for mayor and Delonda Holly Allen has also qualified to run for Post 5.
Early voting offers several benefits.
There’s no waiting in line.
There no risk of something coming up last minute on Election Day that keeps you from the polls.
There’s no one behind you waiting on you to finish.
You can take your time, do it at your own pace.
Anyone wishing to see if they are registered to vote can go to registertovote.sos.ga.gov.
Georgia requires residents to show photo identification when voting in person, but not when voting absentee by mail.
To find registration status, sample ballots, elected official contact information, mail ballot status and election day polling place information visit the “My Voter Page” at www.sos.ga.gov/mvp.
Acceptable IDs include:
• any valid state or federal government issued photo ID.
• a Georgia driver’s license (even if expired).
• a valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency or entity of the US government, Georgia or any other county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of the state.
• a valid US passport ID.
• a valid US military ID.
• a valid tribal photo ID.
