Monday is voter registration deadline

GAINESVILLE - Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the August 20 primaries in Hall County and the rest of the state.

Anne Phillips, Hall County Director of Elections and Chief Voter Registrar, says there are currently 64,000 in the county eligible to vote.

Phillips says she's seen an increase in people coming into her office the past week or so to register but doesn't expect a "big rush" Monday. She notes that people can now register at the libraries and when they get their driver's license.

You can also downlaod and fill out a form from the Georgia Secretary of State's Webiste and mail it in.

Phillips also says one of the new voting machines the county will use in August will be on display Sunday at two Gainesville churches: Lakewood Baptist in the morning and from l:00-3:00 Sunday afternoon at St. Paul United Methodist on Summit Street.