Corinne Linda, the municipal clerk for the City of Atlanta, briefed the Committee on Council on the status of the city’s municipal elections and urged residents to participate in upcoming ballots. Linda said the city initially qualified 62 candidates for city council — with 59 remaining on the final ballot — and included nine municipal court judge contests. “I really just want to use this opportunity to urge people to go out and vote,” Linda said.

Linda reported 315,482 registered voters in the Fulton County portion of the city and said roughly 97,000 residents voted in the citywide election, which she characterized as about a 31% average turnout. She compared that to the 2021 municipal election, when the clerk said there were about 357,000 registered voters and a 24% turnout. For the DeKalb portion of the city, Linda said turnout was about 14,000 of 30,000 registered voters.

The clerk reminded residents that a special/senate election was scheduled for Nov. 18 and that several local contests will go to runoffs on Dec. 2, including specified council and Atlanta Public Schools seats. She announced early-voting dates of Nov. 22–26 with weekday hours and weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, and said absentee ballots must be submitted no later than Nov. 21.

Chair Bactieri praised the outreach and turnout, saying the city saw what she described as “about a 26% increase in turnout from the last election” and noted that one district reported close to 50% turnout with over 16,000 votes. No committee members requested further details during the presentation.

The clerk’s presentation emphasized turnout and logistical reminders rather than new policy changes; the clerk encouraged continued voter participation ahead of the Nov. 18 election and Dec. 2 runoffs.