July 15, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The first day of Early Voting for the August 4 Elections drew 213 people Friday including 195 in person and 18 by absentee.
Here’s how the numbers break down:
166 cast ballots in the State Republican Primary and 29 voted in the State Democratic Primary. Eighteen voted only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either State Primary.
A total of 61 voted in the Smithville Municipal Election; 4 in the Liberty, 3 in the Alexandria, and 3 in the Dowelltown election.
Early voting times are as follows at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville: Mondays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Wednesdays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Thursdays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. until Noon. Early voting will also be held again in the western part of the county on a limited basis. The DeKalb County Fairgrounds will be the site of early voting on July 19th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on July 25 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Each early voting site is for any properly registered DeKalb County voter.