February 23, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A total of 587 people have voted early in DeKalb County for the March 3 primaries with one day left to do so.
According to the DeKalb County Election Commission, 97 voted Monday including 93 in person and 4 by absentee. Fifty five voted in the Democratic and 42 in the Republican Primaries.
For the ten days combined, 587 have cast ballots including 286 in the Republican and 301 in the Democratic Primaries.
Voters in both parties are selecting their preferences for US President. Republicans are choosing the GOP nominee for Criminal Court Judge Part II in the 13th Judicial District, and the DeKalb County Democratic primary is being held where local Democrats are selecting nominees for Assessor of Property and Constable in 6 of the 7 districts.
Early Voting runs through February 25. All early voting is being conducted at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville. Early voting hours Tuesday will be 9-1.