Key things to know about June 18 runoff in Richmond County

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On June 18, voters in Augusta-Richmond County will head to the polls to cast a vote in the general primary and nonpartisan election runoff.

On the ballot will be the Democratic sheriff runoff and nonpartisan Superior Court judge runoff.

The voter registration deadline and date for changes in registration was April 22.

Voting by mail began Wednesday. Applications are being accepted now. You’ll have to submit an absentee ballot request form that’s available at www.augustaga.gov/vote. Applications can be mailed to the Richmond County Board of Elections at 535 Telfair St., Suite 500, Augusta, GA 30901, faxed to 706-821-2814 or emailed to richmondelections@augustaga.gov. Voters can also apply for a ballot by visiting the online absentee portal at securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/. The last day to request a ballot is June 7. In order to be counted, voted mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. June 18.

There will be a drop box open in the Linda Beazley Room during the advance voting period as allowed by law.

Advance voting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday beginning June 10 in the Linda W. Beazley Community Room of the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building at 535 Telfair St., the Charles Evans Community Center at 1866 Highland Ave., the Robert Howard Community Center at 103 Diamond Lakes Way, and the Warren Road Recreation Center at 300 Warren Road. The last day to vote advance will be June 14.

Election Day voting will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 18, and all polling locations in Augusta-Richmond County will be open. Voters must report to their assigned precinct in order to vote on Election Day.

Sample ballots will be available at voting sites or can be viewed at www.augustaga.gov/vote or the My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. For more information, contact the Board of Elections Office at 706-821-2340.

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