All loca­tions will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednes­day, Novem­ber 27 and remain closed on Thurs­day, Novem­ber 28 in hon­or of the Thanks­giv­ing Day holiday.

The Dorav­ille Library and the Scottdale-Tobie Grant Home­work Cen­ter will be closed Fri­day, Novem­ber 29.

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Voting and Elections

Georgia My Voter Page
Geor­gia My Vot­er Page

Check your vot­er reg­is­tra­tion sta­tus, ear­ly vot­ing loca­tions, day-of poll loca­tion, and more.
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Gen­er­al Election

The Gen­er­al Elec­tion will be held on Tues­day, Novem­ber 5. All DeKalb Coun­ty elec­tors are eli­gi­ble to vote. Please note the fol­low­ing key dates:

  • Tues­day, Octo­ber 15: Advance vot­ing begins for the Novem­ber 5 Gen­er­al Election
  • Fri­day, Octo­ber 25: Last day to request absen­tee Bal­lot for Novem­ber 5 Gen­er­al Election
  • Fri­day, Novem­ber 1: Advance vot­ing ends for the Novem­ber 5 Gen­er­al Election
  • Tues­day, Novem­ber 5: Elec­tion Day

For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it the DeKalb Coun­ty Elec­tions page.

Elec­tion Information

Use the Geor­gia My Vot­er Page to check your vot­er reg­is­tra­tion sta­tus, ver­i­fy your polling place, and find oth­er relat­ed information.

Need accom­mo­da­tions for vot­ing? See the Geor­gia Sec­re­tary of State’s Vot­ers with Dis­abil­i­ties and US Elec­tion Assis­tance Com­mis­sion’s Vot­ing Acces­si­bil­i­ty pages for infor­ma­tion and assistance.

Use­ful Websites

FactCheck.org
FactCheck​.org

Non­par­ti­san, non­prof­it, ​“con­sumer advo­cate” site for vot­ers. Exam­ines the fac­tu­al accu­ra­cy of what is said by major U.S. polit­i­cal play­ers in TV ads, debates, speech­es, inter­views, and news releases.
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters

A non­par­ti­san polit­i­cal orga­ni­za­tion that encour­ages the informed and active par­tic­i­pa­tion of cit­i­zens in gov­ern­ment. Local leagues include the Geor­gia and Atlanta-Ful­ton Leagues.
OpenSecrets.org [Center for Responsive Politics]
OpenSe​crets​.org [Cen­ter for Respon­sive Politics]

Non­par­ti­san guide to money’s influ­ence on U.S. elec­tions and pub­lic policy.
Roll Call Politics
Roll Call Politics

Non­par­ti­san site for break­ing polit­i­cal news and links to sto­ries of inter­est in major news­pa­pers and magazines.
U.S. Commission on Presidential Debates
U.S. Com­mis­sion on Pres­i­den­tial Debates

Includes offi­cial tran­scripts of past debates and infor­ma­tion on how can­di­dates are select­ed for inclu­sion in these debates.
U.S. Electoral College
U.S. Elec­toral College

Infor­ma­tion about the Elec­toral Col­lege, straight from the fed­er­al government.
U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC)
U.S. Fed­er­al Elec­tion Com­mis­sion (FEC)

Read up on the laws gov­ern­ing cam­paign finance. Allows you to search the FEC cam­paign con­tri­bu­tion dis­clo­sure data­base by can­di­date or by indi­vid­ual donor.
Vote.gov
Vote​.gov

Vot­ing and elec­tion resources from USA​.gov and the U.S. Elec­tions Com­mis­sion Agency.
Vote.org
Vote​.org

Non­par­ti­san site that aims to sim­pli­fy polit­i­cal engage­ment and pro­mote Amer­i­can democ­ra­cy with infor­ma­tion on every state’s vot­ing process and vot­er rights.
Vote Smart
Vote Smart

Tracks per­for­mance of polit­i­cal lead­ers at the fed­er­al and state lev­els, includ­ing issue posi­tions, vot­ing records, cam­paign finances, and eval­u­a­tions by spe­cial inter­est groups.

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Government
Government
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Points of View Reference Source
Points of View Reference Source
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Magazines & Newspapers