With the election five weeks away, Rockdale residents have until Tuesday, October 9 to register to vote in the November 6 general election.

According to Elections Supervisor Cynthia Welch, there are currently 56,318 registered voters in Rockdale County. As of today 976 absentee ballots have been mailed out, and the deadline to request an absentee ballot is November 2.

The Elections office will stay open until 8pm next Tuesday for residents to register to vote.