While voters in some Georgia counties will head to the polls to cast ballots this weekend, voters in Habersham will not. County elections supervisor Laurel Ellison says Habersham will not offer Saturday voting ahead of the December 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.
The Georgia Supreme Court this week paved the way for Saturday voting after Warnock and Democratic groups sued, challenging a law the secretary of state says prohibits Saturday voting within two days of a holiday. Thanksgiving falls on Thursday. A state holiday formerly honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday will be observed on Friday.
More than a dozen Georgia counties, mostly in Democratic-leaning metropolitan areas, will open precincts the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Ellison refuses to say who decided not to allow Saturday voting in Habersham and why; however, the decision is in keeping with most of the state’s smaller Republican-leaning counties, which will only offer early voting the week before the runoff.
All early in-person voting in Habersham will occur at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville. Polls will be open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. from November 28 to December 2.
Any Georgian who was registered to vote as of November 7, 2022, will be allowed to cast a ballot in the runoff, even if they did not vote in the general election.
Voters may request absentee mail-in ballots through Monday, November 28. Those unsure of their eligibility are encouraged to visit the My Voter Page on the secretary of state’s website to check their voter registration status.
For more information about runoff elections, contact your County Registrar’s Office.
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