Fayette voters wanting to avoid lines at the polls Tuesday have their chance this week during the early voting period that ends Friday at 5 p.m.

Any registered voter may file their ballot at the office of the Fayette County Board of Elections at the county’s Stonewall complex in Fayetteville between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. No early voting will be allowed on Monday due to a new state law, according to Fayette’s top elections official, Margaret Malone.

Also, a federal court ruling has overturned a new Georgia law that would have required voters to produce a photo ID to vote. Instead the state is following the previous list of valid identifications voters can provide, Malone said.

In addition to traditional IDs such as a driver’s license or state ID card, other valid IDs on the list include a Social Security card, a current utility bill, a bank statement, a government check or certified copies of a birth certificate, an adoption, a name change or naturalization.

A person without any of the accepted forms of identification will be allowed to vote if they fill out a separate form swearing they are the person identified on the voter’s certificate they completed, Malone noted.

Although those who qualify for absentee ballots can also vote on a machine in the office, they will not be allowed to do so Monday, the day before the election.

By late Monday afternoon, 88 ballots had been cast in the Peachtree City election and 11 each were cast for the Fayetteville and Tyrone elections. No votes had been recorded for the Woolsey election.

There are no races involving the unincorporated parts of the county.

Polls will be open for election day Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in the Woolsey election will report to a new precinct this year: the town hall located on Hill Street, Malone said.

Other polling places include:

• North Fayetteville, at the LaFayette Educational Center, 205 LaFayette Drive, Fayetteville;

• South Fayetteville, at the Fayette County Library, 1821 Heritage Park Way, Fayetteville;

• Rareover, at the First Baptist Church of Tyrone, 305 Arrowood Drive, Tyrone;

• Shakerag East, at the Glenloch Recreation Center, 601 Stevens Entry, Peachtree City;

• Shakerag West, at the Peachtree City Library, 201 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City;

• McIntosh, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 101 East Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City;

• Oak Grove, at Oak Grove Elementary School, 101 Crosstown Road, Peachtree City;

• Kedron, at Peachtree City Christian Church, 500 Kedron Drive, Peachtree City;

• Aberdeen, at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 101 Peachtree Parkway north, Peachtree City;

• Windgate, at Peachtree City United Methodist Church (Windgate campus), 400 Windgate Road, Peachtree City;

• Flat Creek, at The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City;

• Braelinn, at Braelinn Elementary School, 975 Robinson Road, Peachtree City;

• Fielding Ridge, at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center at 202 Kedron Drive, Peachtree City;

• Willowbend, at First Baptist Church of Peachtree City, 208 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City; and

• Camp Creek, at Peachtree City United Methodist Church (Robinson Road campus), 777 Robinson Road.

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