On the first day of early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary and Special Election, 125 voters hit the polls in DeKalb County.

Voters wishing to avoid the lines on Election Day, set for March 6, have until March 2 to cast ballots at any of the early sites available throughout the county.

Now until March 2, residents can vote at Voter Registration & Elections' main office, including the Accessible-only Poll, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, and at the Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road in Tucker.

Operating hours at both locations are Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. excluding Monday, Feb. 20 (both locations will be closed in observation of President's Day).

The centers will also be open on Saturday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 25, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Beginning Feb. 27 and running through March 2, the following additional voting locations will open to accommodate voters: Downtown Decatur - Clark Harrison Building 330 W. Ponce de Leon, Room A Decatur, GA 30030 Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.  South DeKalb - Community Achievement Center, Inc. 4522 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA 30034 Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.  North DeKalb - Chamblee City Hall 5468 Peachtree Road Chamblee, GA 30341 Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.  East DeKalb - New Bethel AME 8350 Rockbridge Road Lithonia, GA 30058 Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Last month, DeKalb County opened Georgia's first Accessible-only Poll, located at Voter Registration & Elections' main office, designed to accommodate the needs of elderly and disabled voters, and launched ONE DeKalb Votes, a non-partisan initiative to increase the number of registered voters and increase voter awareness.