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The city of Atlanta will be able to keep its 81 polling locations open until 8 p.m. Tuesday after Monday’s ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge. (John Spink/AJC 2024)
Atlanta voters will have until 8 p.m. to make it to the polls on Election Day and cast their ballots for local races.
It’s an hour longer than planned. Fulton and DeKalb county polling locations were originally slated to close at 7 p.m. after guidance from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office advised that voting in the special election for the Public Service Commission was required by state law to end then.
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Riley Bunch is a reporter on the local government team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering Atlanta City Hall. She covers the mayor and Atlanta City Council while also keeping an eye on the city’s diverse neighborhoods.
