Optical fiber installed for surveillance system to install the additional drop boxes at the three designated locations
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 15, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
WENDY HOWELL
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
229.854.0006 or 229.302.3006
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA - This evening, the Dougherty County Facilities Management department confirmed that the City of Albany’s Technology and Communications department had completed the installation of the optical fiber, the final component the county was waiting completion on in order to activate the surveillance system and install the additional drop boxes at the three designated locations.
On September 9, 2020, the Dougherty County Board of Elections voted to approve additional ballot drop boxes to be added. The proposal went before the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners during a Work Session on September 14, 2020 and presented for approval at the Regular Commission meeting on September 21, 2020 and was approved. The delay in installation of the drop boxes was the optical fiber required for the 24/7 surveillance of each box location, which was beyond the county’s control.
Now, Dougherty County voters have access to three additional ballot drop boxes on each side of town: In East Albany, Tallulah Massey Library located at 2004 Stratford Drive; In South Albany, Southside Library located at 2114 Habersham Road; and in Northwest Albany, the Northwest Library Branch located at 2507 Dawson Road. The downtown ballot drop box is also still available at the front of the Government Center at 222 Pine Avenue.
For questions regarding early voting, or any other voting questions, citizens are urged to contact the Dougherty County Voter Registration and Elections office at 229.431.3247 or visit their page on the Dougherty County website at Dougherty.ga.us.
