Absentee ballots go in the mail for May 20 primary | GainesvilleTimes.com

Hall County has begun mailing the first batch of absentee ballots for the May 20 primary election.

But voters still have time to request an application to receive an absentee ballot by calling or visiting the elections office, or downloading one from the Secretary of State’s website, sos.ga.gov.

According to the Hall County Elections Office, about 90 absentee ballots were dropped in the mail Friday night.

“I would think that number would grow,” Hall County Director of Elections Charlotte Sosebee said. “Normally, we receive requests for about 2,000 ballots. So, hopefully, that number will grow.”

She added that the lack of requests so far may be a result of the primary schedule moving up this year.

Meanwhile, Georgians are now being offered paperless voter registration options that Secretary of State Brian Kemp expects to save time and money.

“We did this because Georgians deserve to be able to register to vote or change their information with as much ease as possible,” Kemp said in a statement. “This not only will provide benefits to the voter, but also for all 159 Georgia counties.”

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