Here's a reminder that advance voting is underway in Richmond and Columbia counties, including voting on Sunday in Augusta, to fill several elected offices contested in the Nov. 3 general election.
Richmond County advance voting sites will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 24 and 26-30 at:
- Augusta Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St.
- Henry Brigham Community Center, 2463 Golden Camp Road
- Robert Howard Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way
- Warren Road Community Center, 300 Warren Road
The Municipal Building will also be open for advance voting Sunday, Oct. 25.
Local races on the Richmond County ballot include:
Richmond County Board of Education District 2
Charlie Hannah (incumbent)
RaShaun Holiday
BOE District 3
Carol J. Yancy
Janice Ramirez
Bartley Payne
Kenyatta Brown
BOE District 6
Edward Lowery (incumbent)
Charles "Chuckie" Williams
BOE District 7
Lisa Martin (unopposed)
BOE Super District 9
Venus Cain (incumbent)
Thomas Gardiner
Delvin Howard
Brad Owens
Columbia County advance
voting will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:
- Board of Elections office, Building G3, 610 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans
- Former Euchee Creek Library, 5907 Euchee Creek Drive, Grovetown
- Columbia County School District Support Complex, 4395 River Watch Parkway, Evans
Local races on the Columbia County ballot include:
Columbia County Commission Chairman
Alison Couch (Republican)
Cambrey Wood (Democratic)
Columbia County Commission, District 1
Alex Griffin (Republican)
Michael A. Jordan (Democratic)
Columbia County Commission, District 4
Al Reeves (Republican)
Samantha Rockwood (Democratic)
Georgia General Assembly races covering Richmond and Columbia counties include:
State Senate
District 22
Harold V. Jones II (Democratic, incumbent, unopposed)
District 23
Shayna Boston (Democratic)
Max Burns (Republican, incumbent)
District 24
Lee Anderson (Republican, incumbent)
Lorraine Thomas (Democratic)
State House of Representatives
District 125
Leonard Warren Hennessy III (Democratic)
Gary Richardson (Republican, incumbent)
District 126
William C. Harris (Republican)
L.C. Myles Jr. (Democratic, incumbent)
District 127
Mark Newton (Republican, incumbent)
Channing Von-T Taylor (Democratic)
District 129
Karlton Howard (Democratic, incumbent, unopposed)
District 130
David Carson (Republican)
Sheila Clark Nelson (Democratic)
District 131
Rob Clifton (Republican, incumbent)
Jenny E. Eppard (Democratic)
District 132
Brian Prince (Democratic, incumbent, unopposed)
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Where to vote early in Richmond and Columbia counties
