Today is the final day for early voting in the Nov. 3 city and county elections, but by late Thursday afternoon, less than 2 percent of Douglas County voters had cast their ballots.

As of 3 p.m. Thursday, 952 county residents had voted at the courthouse and another 127 by mail, according to Laurie Fulton, county election superintendent. This represents about 1.6 percent of the county’s 69,255 registered voters.

“We’ve been averaging about 60 to 70 voters per day,” Fulton said. “It is picking up some this week. We had 160 voters on Wednesday and so far today (Thursday), we’ve had 135.”

Voters will decide on a $150 million referendum for a special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) to build a new jail and a referendum on authorization of redevelopment powers for the county. Residents who live in the 35th State Senate District will choose between nine candidates to fill the unexpired term of Kasim Reed, who resigned to run for Atlanta mayor.

City residents must request a second ballot application to vote on four city council races and a redevelopment powers act for the city of Douglasville.

No voting will be conducted Monday and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at all precincts.

“Voters in city precincts must request both city and county ballots,” Fulton said. “Signs will be posted at these locations showing the two separate voting places.”

Voters in the unincorporated part of Douglas County, will receive a ballot with either two or three choices.

For those living in one of the 11 precincts in the eastern and northern part of the county, the ballot will contain the 35th District State Senate race.

The precincts affected include Annette Winn, Boundary Waters, Beulah, Colonial Hills, Deer Lick, Old Courthouse, Factory Shoals, Golden Methodist, Lithia High, Stewart and Turner.

Voters in the city of Douglasville in Wards 1-3 will receive a ballot for city council races, in addition to a vote on the city of Douglasville redevelopment powers. Voters in Wards 4-5 will vote only on the redevelopment powers.

City voters must also request a county ballot to vote in the county election. About 19 percent of the Douglasville voters will have to cast their city and county ballots at different locations, according to Fulton. This is due to a state requirement that city voting must be done within the city limits, she said.

Douglas County voters who live in the city of Villa Rica will vote for Ward 4 of the city council on the city ballot. They must also request a county ballot to vote in the county races.