The polls are open for Macon, Georgia elections. Here’s what to know as you go vote
Georgia polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday as voters make key choices in races like the Macon-Bibb County mayor’s election and the Bibb County sheriff’s race.
Both partisan and non-partisan races are on the ballot. Races in Macon include the mayor and sheriff races, along with contested races for county commission districts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The Board of Education’s District 3 seat is also on the ballot, as is a primary race for Georgia state representative in District 145.
Wanting to find out how you can locate your polling place? Check here. Find more information about the races on the ballot below.
There are several county commission races Tuesday. Here’s what to know for District 2, District 3, District 5, District 6, District 7, District 8 and District 9.
There is one contested race for the Macon-Bibb County Board of Education. Find out about the candidates here.
Looking for more information on candidates? Check out this election guide from our partners at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
This is a developing story and may be updated. Stay tuned to macon.com for election results this week.
Secretary of state: GA on pace for 1M voters
Election turnout for early voting had been poor in Macon, suggesting Bibb County would likely see low voter turnout for Election Day too. But Georgia had relatively good turnout for a primary that didn’t feature a governor’s race or a Senate race, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
The secretary of state’s office said Tuesday afternoon that Georgia was on its way to breaking 1 million votes and some counties were in the ballpark of 40% voter turnout.
The Secretary of State’s Office also said the “My Voter Page” on the state website suffered a 45-minute outage that would’ve impacted some voters’ abilities to access the site and find their polling place or information on their absentee ballot. There was more traffic to the site than anticipated, but it was back online by the afternoon.
All polls in Georgia reportedly opened on time Tuesday.
Just before 5:00 pm, a tractor-trailer hit a power pole in Troop County in the western-most portion of the state, knocking out power at a polling polling location. But the polling place continued running on battery power. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger remained confident that the state was on track to break “1 million to 1.1 million total votes” on a quiet Election Day.
