Election Day Survival Guide

Election Day is here and Woodstock Towne-Lake Patch will be providing up-to-the-minute coverage of results throughout the day. Check back for updates from the county and city precincts starting at noon.

Here are a few fast facts to help you for Election Day. If you have any questions, ask in the comments section, and we will get them answered for you.

Hours:

All precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Precincts:

• Booth: , 6550 Putnam Ford Drive
• Carmel: , 2275 Bascomb-Carmel Road
• Cherokee South: Cherokee South Annex Recreation Center Parks and Recreation, 7545 Main St.
• Deer Run: , 132 N. Medical Pkwy.
• Dixie: , 2010 Towne Lake Hills South Drive
• Lickskillet: , 345 Arnold Mill Road
• Little River: , 3170 Trickum Road
• Toonigh: , 2031 E. Cherokee Drive
• Woodlands: The Woodlands Clubhouse, 800 Woodlands Pkwy.
• Woodstock: , 7735 Main St.

City of Woodstock voters will vote at the Woodstock Public Library. But, voters could have to vote in two locations on city and county issues. Voters whose county precinct is Booth, Carmel, Cherokee South, Deer Run, Dixie, Lickskillet, Little River, Toonigh, Woodlands or Woodstock will vote on county issues at their respective precincts.

If you don't know your precinct, use this Poll Locator to find it.

Candidates:

City Council, Ward 2

Chris Casdia (Incumbent)

City Council, Ward 4

Tracy Collins (Incumbent)

Elizabeth "Liz" Baxter

City Council, Ward 6

Tessa Basford (Incumbent)

Special Elections:

Voters will find a Sunday alcohol sales referendum and a on the ballot.

If voters pass the , retailers will be authorized to sell malt beverages, wine and distilled spirits between 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. It is on the city and county ballots.

If voters are in favor of the Ed-SPLOST, the education penny sales tax will be renewed giving a collective $155 million dollars to various scholastic projects in the county. It was last approved in 2006 and will expire next year. This is a county issue.

What you need:

You must have photo identification when voting in person. Here are the six forms of IDs that are acceptable when voting:

1. A Georgia driver's license, even if expired
2. Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services
3. Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
4. Valid U.S. passport
5. Valid U.S. military photo ID
6. Valid tribal photo ID

There is information here on how to get a free voter identification card if you do not have any of these.

Additional Information:

Voters can try out this virtual demonstration of the touch screen voting machines before heading to the polls.

For more information on the Woodstock and Cherokee elections, contact Cherokee Elections Supervisor Janet Munda at 770-479-0407 and press 0 or jrmunda@cherokeega.com.