Gwinnett County announced several changes to polling locations for a statewide special primary election for the Georgia Public Service Commission.
County officials announced 13 updated polling locations on Monday for Election Day, which is Tuesday, June 17. Residents were also encouraged to visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page to verify their correct location.
The reassigned locations are as follows:
Precinct 003
Former Location: Hebron Baptist Church, Dacula
New Location: Dacula United Methodist Church, 2655 Fence Road NE, Dacula
Precinct 022
Former Location: Peachtree Corners Presbyterian Church, Norcross
New Location: Peachtree Elementary School, 5995 Crooked Creek Road, Peachtree Corners
Precinct 025
Former Location: Sugar Hill Church, Sugar Hill
New Location: Calvary Assembly Church of God, 1132 Buford Highway, Sugar Hill
Precinct 048
Former Location: Gas South District, Lawrenceville
New Location: Mason Elementary School, 3030 Bunten Road, Duluth
Precinct 064
Former Location: Voice of Faith, Stone Mountain
New Location: Mountain Park United Methodist Church, 1405 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain
Precinct 081
Former Location: Church of Christ Snellville, Lawrenceville
New Location: W.C. Britt Elementary School, 2503 Skyland Drive, Snellville
Precinct 090
Former Location: C3 Church, Lawrenceville
New Location: Fairview Presbyterian Church, 857 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville
Precinct 096
Former Location: Yugal Kunj Radha Krishna Temple, Lawrenceville
New Location: B.B. Harris Elementary School, 3123 Claiborne Drive NW, Duluth
Precinct 101
Former Location: Hope Street Fellowship, Atlanta
New Location: Winters Chapel United Methodist Church, 5105 Winters Chapel Road, Atlanta
Precinct 104
Former Location: Lenora Park Gym, Snellville
New Location: Evangel Community Church, 3857 Centerville Rosebud Road, Snellville
Precinct 133
Former Location: Dacula Park Activity Building, Dacula
New Location: Dyer Elementary School, 1707 Hurricane Shoals Road NE, Dacula
Precinct 136
Former Location: North Metro First Baptist Church, Lawrenceville
New Location: Philadelphia Romanian Church, 581 Old Peachtree Road NE, Lawrenceville
Precinct 149
Former Location: Gwinnett Christian Life Assembly of God, Lawrenceville
New Location: Gwinnett Church of Christ, 1736 Sever Road, Lawrenceville
Gwinnett is not the only metro Atlanta county to make polling changes ahead of Election Day.
The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections announced on Friday that it had notified about 7,000 voters about two temporary polling location changes.
According to the county, the combined precincts of Henderson Mill and Midvale Road will relocate from Henderson Mill Elementary School to Warren Technical School at 3075 Alton Road in Atlanta.
Additionally, the Toney Elementary precinct will relocate from Toney Elementary School to Kelley Lake Elementary School at 2590 Kelly Lake Road in Decatur.
“Ongoing construction at previously designated Election Day polling locations requires DeKalb VRE to pivot to nearby locations to ensure a safe and convenient voting experience,” said DeKalb VRE executive director Keisha Smith in Friday’s press release. The official also noted that these changes were only in effect for the June 17 election and any subsequent July 15 runoff.
The Georgia Public Service Commission is an elected panel of regulators that has the final decision over the rates and energy plans of the state’s largest electric utility, Georgia Power.
This year’s PSC election comes with added scrutiny because it’s the first of its kind in nearly five years since the last one, and in that time, Georgia Power bills have increased repeatedly with the current commission’s approval. It’s also the only statewide race on the ballot this year.
WABE climate reporter Emily Jones contributed to this report.
Clarification: A previous version of this story stated that Gwinnett County made the polling location changes the day before the election. A county spokesperson responded to WABE’s request for comment after publication, clarifying that the press release announcing the polling location changes, sent the day before the election, was simply a reminder and that the changes had taken place weeks prior.
