More than 1,000 people came to the polls in Polk County to cast a ballot in the Senate and PSC run-off election on Tuesday, and more are expected today as the final evening of extended hours wraps up at both the Cedartown and Rockmart early voting precincts.

With less than a week left before voters are being asked to return to their polling places on January 5, 2021 to vote for both U.S. Senate seats and the Public Service Commission race, 1,127 people voted in Polk County. The larger amount of voters showed up to the Rockmart precinct on Tuesday, with 786 voters showing up to participate in the election.

Additionally, another 50 absentee ballots were returned to the Board of Elections on the day.

That brings the overall total of early votes to 6,000 ballots cast over the past weeks, and 1,818 absentee ballots returned locally.

Voters can head to either the Board of Elections in Cedartown at 144 West Ave., or to the Nathan Dean Community Center in Rockmart at 605 Goodyear Ave. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today to cast a ballot, or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to take part in the run-off for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats and a Public Service Commission seat.

In the races, Seantor David Perdue seeks to retain his seat against Jon Ossoff. Senator Kelly Loeffler is also running to retain her appointment to the Seante by defeating Rev. Raphael Warnock in the race.

The Public Service Commission race is between Lauren “Bubba” McDonald Jr. and Daniel Blackmon also went to a run-off allowing voters to choose who will work in that seat in the coming weeks.

Those who need to check the status of their registration, request an absentee ballot or where to head to the polls on January 5 can visit the My Voter Page on the Secretary of State’s website.

Those who want to Early Vote will need their state issued photo ID to participate, and be sure their registration status is up to date.