HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — We're wrapping up week two of early voting for the may primary elections. Lots of county have local and state elections.
Across the state, over 240,000 people have hit the polls. However, both Houston and Bibb Counties say they haven't seen the turnout they were expecting.
If a busy work week has kept you away, you can got vote this weekend. The polls will be open to voters Saturday at all four locations in Houston County.
Those are:
- The Board of Elections office in Perry
- The Houston Healthcare Pavilion
- The North Houston Sports Complex
- Central Georgia Technical College, health sciences building
All three Macon polling places are open on Saturday, including:
- The Board of Elections office in the Macon Mall
- Theron Ussery Recreation Center
- Elaine Lucas Center
On Sunday in Bibb County, you can vote only at the Board of Elections office.
On Friday, few people hit the polls in Bibb County.
"The turnout is not nearly what I was hoping and expecting to have," Macon-Bibb County Election Supervisor Thomas Gillon shared.
He said their turnout was about 2%.
"As of end of day yesterday, we had a total of about 2,800 voters," he said.
Gillon says that's lower than on average, especially with all of this years election races.
"U.S. Congress, The House of Representatives, the Mayor, the Sheriff's, the coroner and a lot of judges," he went on to say.
There are Board of Educations races and more in the county too, so he reminds of the weekend options.
"Our office here will be open Sunday, Mother's Day between 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m." Gillon said.
Over in Houston County, Eric Lieberman came to collect his voting sticker, adding to the four percent of Houston County early voters. He says he typically votes early.
"I came out here to vote early to beat the crowd for Election day," Lieberman said.
By the end of day Thursday, the county reported just over 4,000 voters.
"It's been very average so far," Elections assistant Andy Holland shared.
He says he hope more voters take advantage of the polls this weekend and through next week.
"We do encourage people to come out, and check their registration ahead of time on the Secretary of States website. Pull up a sample ballot. Review the ballot.," he said.
He also reminds that this ballot has a lot of races, with a lot of names, so you'll want to educate yourself in advance.
"It is a very long ballot for this election. Read through it. There are questions on the ballot that the parties have put on there. Make sure you are familiar with them, so you are ready when you come in to vote," Holland said.
You can also vote absentee. Fewer than 20 percent of people state-wide have chosen that option so far. However, Friday May 10 is the last day to register for an absentee ballot.
Early voting lasts until next Friday, May 17. Election day is on the May 21.