Politics & Government

Northeast Cobb Election Guide

All you need to know to get ready to vote on Tuesday.

The early voting is over, absentee ballots should be turned in and the final polls have been taken.

All that's left to determine the next president of the United States and a handful of state and local offices is Tuesday's general election.

In Cobb, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all precincts. In Georgia, it's also state law to provide photographic identity in order to vote.

Find out what's happening in Northeast Cobbwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

According to Cobb Elections, 20 percent of the county's nearly 400,000 registered voters have already cast ballots.

In addition to the presidential race between Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, Northeast Cobb voters also will be voting in the 6th District Congressional race. Republican incumbent Tom Price of Roswell faces East Cobb Democrat Jeff Kazanow.

Find out what's happening in Northeast Cobbwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Two Georgia Public Service Commission seats are on the ballot, as is the controversial Charter School Amendment to the state Constitution.

Most of the local races involving Northeast Cobb candidates were determined in the primaries, or incumbents are running unopposed. Those names are included on the ballot, except winners of judicial races, which were non-partisan.

Republican Cobb Commission chairman Tim Lee was re-elected after winning a runoff against Bill Byrne. There is no Democratic candidate, although East Cobb resident Craig Harfoot is waging a write-in campaign.

Cobb Board of Education member David Banks and state House members Don Parsons and Matt Dollar also won new terms representing the East Cobb area after defeating Republican challengers in the primary. No Democrats qualified to run for those positions.

State Sen. Judson Hill, a Republican who represents Northeast Cobb, is unopposed.

In the State House District 36 race, Republican incumbent John Carson is facing a challenge from Democrat Kevin "Big Kev" Westphal.

See the attached PDFs for a sample ballot, and a precinct-by-precinct breakdown of 2008 election turnout in Cobb.

If you are unsure of your precinct, check your voter registration card. The locations and addresses for each precinct are listed below.

If you live in ZIP codes 30062, 30067 or 30068, please refer to the East Cobb Patch General Election Guide.

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NORTHEAST COBB VOTING PRECINCTS (ZIP Code 30066)

PRECINCT NAME LOCATION ADDRESS Addison Addison Elementary School 3055 Ebenezer Road Bells Ferry 2 J.J. Daniell Middle School 2900 Scott Road Bells Ferry 3 Noonday Baptist Church 4121 Canton Road Blackwell Blackwell Elementary School 3470 Canton Road Davis Davis Elementary School 2433 Jamerson Road Elizabeth 2 Kincaid Elementary School 1410 Kincaid Road Elizabeth 5 Sandy Plains Baptist Church 2825 Sandy Plains Road East Piedmont Elizabeth Baptist Church 315 Kurtz Road Gritters Crossview Baptist Church 1100 Piedmont Road Kell Kell High School 4770 Lee Waters Road Lassiter Lassiter High School 2601 Shallowford Road Mabry Mabry Middle School 2700 Jims Road McCleskey McCleskey Middle School 4080 Maybreeze Road Marietta 4B Nobis Works 1480 Bells Ferry Road Nicholson Nicholson Elementary School 1599 Shallowford Road Post Oak Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church 4495 Sandy Plains Road Rocky Mount Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 2240 Shallowford Road Sandy Plains Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2922 Sandy Plains Road Simpson Simpson Middle School 3340 Trickum Road Sprayberry Piedmont Church of Christ 1630 Piedmont Road Willeo Ray-Thomas Presbyterian Church 4644 Sandy Plains Road



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