Polls in the City of Atlanta and around the metro area opened Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. in Atlanta on Election Day, and until 7 p.m. in other locations. While many voters may know the schedule, the city has announced a number of changes that some residents may not be aware of.
Since its last election, the City of Atlanta has undergone a redistricting process; therefore some voters may now vote in different City Council and Board of Education districts and will be represented, in the next term of office, by the members assigned to those new districts.
For voters with questions or concerns about the candidates appearing on the ballot they receive, the City of Atlanta suggests that they pause and immediately relay those concerns to a poll manager or other available poll worker, to assure that you are in fact voting in the correct district, BEFORE casting your ballot.
To verify voter status, voter precinct information or for other assistance voters call Fulton County Elections at 404-612-7020 or call the City of Atlanta Elections Hotline at 404-330-6500. Voters may also email inquiries to AtlantaElection2013@atlantaga.gov
Additional election related information may be found at the City of Atlanta’s website www.atlantaga.gov under the scrolling election banner, or at the specially created election website: www.AtlantaElection2013.com
On this year’s ballot in Atlanta are races for mayor, city council and board of education. Below is a full list of candidates for Atlanta voters.
MAYOR
Mayor Kasim Reed
Al Bartell
Fraser Duke
Glenn Wrightson
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
President Ceasar Mitchell
Rachele Fruit
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Councilwoman Carla Smith
Bill Powell
Robert Welsh
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Councilman Kwanza Hall
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Councilman Ivory Young
Patricia Crayton
Rev. Darrion Fletcher
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Councilwoman Cleta Winslow
Torry Lewis
Sister DeBorah Williams
COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong
Christian Enterkin
Jon Jones
John Paul Michalik
Matt Rinker
COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Councilman Alex Wan
Tracey Austin
Mike Boyle
COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Councilman Howard Shook
Abid Haque
Bobby Montgomery
COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Councilwoman Yolanda Adrean
COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
Councilwoman Felicia Moore
Ricardo Mosby
Duwon Robinson
COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Councilman C.T. Martin
COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms
Ron Shakir
COUNCIL DISTRICT 12
Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd
Michael Jackson
COUNCIL POST 1-AT-LARGE
Councilman Michael Julian Bond
COUNCIL POST 2-AT-LARGE
Councilman Aaron Watson
Mary Norwood
COUNCIL POST 3-AT-LARGE
Councilman Lamar Willis
Andre Dickens
APS DISTRICT 1
Leslie Grant
Councilwoman Brenda Muhammad
APS DISTRICT 2
Councilman Byron Amos
Unopposed
APS DISTRICT 3
Matt Westmoreland
Unopposed
APS DISTRICT 4
Taryn Chilivis Bowman
Councilwoman Nancy Meister
APS DISTRICT 5
Kathy Green
Raynard Johnson
Charles Lawrence
Steven Lee
Mary Palmer
APS DISTRICT 6
Dell Byrd
Eshe Collins
Shawnna Hayes-Tavares
Anne McKenzie
APS AT-LARGE SEAT 7
Councilwoman Courtney English
Nisha Simama
APS AT-LARGE SEAT 8
Cynthia Briscoe-Brown
Councilman Reuben McDaniel
Mark Riley
Tom Tidwell
Dave Walker
APS AT-LARGE SEAT 9
Eddie Lee Brewster
James Esteves
Lori James
Ed Johnson
Sean Norman
For voters in South Fulton County, there will be a combined “Victory Count-Down Celebrative” hosted in College Park. East Point, Union City, Fairburn, and College Park have been designed for the event by the Voter Empowerment Collaboration. The election party will be held on Tuesday night, Nov. 5, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Windsor Hotel, located at 5010 Old National Highway, College Park, Ga., 30349 on the corner of Old National Highway and Interstate 285.
The public is invited to come out and meet the candidates and their supporters as they wait for the results to come in from the polls.