Dear DeKalb Board of Registrations and Elections:
We understand from your April 24, 2017 meeting that you will be voting on May 11, 2017 regarding the request to add Early Voting locations for the June 20, 2017 runoff for the Congressional Seat in the Sixth District.
For the Special Election for the Congressional Seat in the Sixth District there were no early voting locations in Chamblee or Tucker.
We need to adequately serve 100,000 DeKalb early voters who want to exercise their constitutional right and civic duty in the June 20, 2017 runoff.
We can do this by enacting the following changes:
Open Chamblee Civic Center Early Voting location on May 30, 2017
Open Tucker Recreation Center Early Voting location on May 30, 2017
Keep polls open: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Keep Early Voting locations open on Saturdays
Our community leaders have spoken with Tucker Recreation Center Director William Smith about using Tucker Recreation Center as an early voting location.
Director Smith said that there is no problem setting up the facility for Early Voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tucker Recreation Center would best serve the voters of all 13 precincts of the Sixth District east of I-85: Tucker Library, Tucker, Pleasantdale, Livesy Elementary, Embry Hills, Evansdale, Midvale Road, Midvale Elementary, Henderson Mill Elementary, Warren Tech, Hawthorne Elementary, Lakeside High School, and Briarlake Elementary.
This is nearly a third of the 42 DeKalb precincts in the Sixth District, home to 36,806 voters in the Southeast corner of the Sixth, according to Board of Elections data.
Many voters will be on vacation June 20, 2017 and will want and need to vote in advance.
Sitting several miles outside the Sixth District, the Memorial Drive early voting site is inconvenient for DeKalb's Sixth District under the best of circumstances.
Following the collapse of the I-85 bridge, traffic has become a nightmare. That's why it's especially important to have expanded hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday hours in addition to two additional sites.
Therefore, we respectfully request that you add Chamblee Civic Center and Tucker Recreation Center with Early Voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday voting as well.
Respectfully,
The undersigned DeKalb County residents
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 11, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
May 1, 2017
173 Comments
Thank you for considering this petition. Having voted on April 18th, I waited in traffic for over 15 minutes on Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. There is construction going on. It was difficult to get to the Dunwoody Library.
I work all day and it's a really great thing when I can stop in Chamblee and do early voting after work (or before if it opens at 7:00 a.m.). Voting should be convenient, not obstructive.
I live in the Warren Tech precinct, and the only reason I was able to vote early was because I happened to have one day off the week it was available in Dunwoody. Please expand the early voting locations so they are accessible to all DeKalb voters in the 6th!
Voting should be easy for DeKalb residents in GA 06 District. Voting should be convenient for for DeKalb residents in GA 06 District. 7am to 7pm is imperative in both Chamblee and Tucker locations. Saturday hours is imperative in both Chamblee and Tucker locations.
We've done the math. Early Voting was down in these areas of DeKalb during the April 18 GA06 primary because primary early voting location was several miles outside the district. Please sign to let the Board of Elections know this is what we need!
Expand hours from 7-7
Please extend the hours so that people that have regular working hours can vote more easily.
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Dear DeKalb Board of Registrations and Elections:
We understand from your April 24, 2017 meeting that you will be voting on May 11, 2017 regarding the request to add Early Voting locations for the June 20, 2017 runoff for the Congressional Seat in the Sixth District.
For the Special Election for the Congressional Seat in the Sixth District there were no early voting locations in Chamblee or Tucker.
We need to adequately serve 100,000 DeKalb early voters who want to exercise their constitutional right and civic duty in the June 20, 2017 runoff.
We can do this by enacting the following changes:
Open Chamblee Civic Center Early Voting location on May 30, 2017
Open Tucker Recreation Center Early Voting location on May 30, 2017
Keep polls open: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Keep Early Voting locations open on Saturdays
Our community leaders have spoken with Tucker Recreation Center Director William Smith about using Tucker Recreation Center as an early voting location.
Director Smith said that there is no problem setting up the facility for Early Voting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tucker Recreation Center would best serve the voters of all 13 precincts of the Sixth District east of I-85: Tucker Library, Tucker, Pleasantdale, Livesy Elementary, Embry Hills, Evansdale, Midvale Road, Midvale Elementary, Henderson Mill Elementary, Warren Tech, Hawthorne Elementary, Lakeside High School, and Briarlake Elementary.
This is nearly a third of the 42 DeKalb precincts in the Sixth District, home to 36,806 voters in the Southeast corner of the Sixth, according to Board of Elections data.
Many voters will be on vacation June 20, 2017 and will want and need to vote in advance.
Sitting several miles outside the Sixth District, the Memorial Drive early voting site is inconvenient for DeKalb's Sixth District under the best of circumstances.
Following the collapse of the I-85 bridge, traffic has become a nightmare. That's why it's especially important to have expanded hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday hours in addition to two additional sites.
Therefore, we respectfully request that you add Chamblee Civic Center and Tucker Recreation Center with Early Voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday voting as well.
Respectfully,
The undersigned DeKalb County residents
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 11, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
May 1, 2017
173 Comments
As a busy mom, I would appreciate more early voting locations in Dekalb. Please reopen up the Tucker Rec center to all early voting for the district elections that are in our county. Busy families need their voices heard.
Thank you for considering this petition. Having voted on April 18th, I waited in traffic for over 15 minutes on Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. There is construction going on. It was difficult to get to the Dunwoody Library.
I work all day and it's a really great thing when I can stop in Chamblee and do early voting after work (or before if it opens at 7:00 a.m.). Voting should be convenient, not obstructive.
I live in the Warren Tech precinct, and the only reason I was able to vote early was because I happened to have one day off the week it was available in Dunwoody. Please expand the early voting locations so they are accessible to all DeKalb voters in the 6th!
Voting should be easy for DeKalb residents in GA 06 District. Voting should be convenient for for DeKalb residents in GA 06 District. 7am to 7pm is imperative in both Chamblee and Tucker locations. Saturday hours is imperative in both Chamblee and Tucker locations.
We've done the math. Early Voting was down in these areas of DeKalb during the April 18 GA06 primary because primary early voting location was several miles outside the district. Please sign to let the Board of Elections know this is what we need!
Expand hours from 7-7
Please extend the hours so that people that have regular working hours can vote more easily.
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As a busy mom, I would appreciate more early voting locations in Dekalb. Please reopen up the Tucker Rec center to all early voting for the district elections that are in our county. Busy families need their voices heard.