DeKalb residents who want to vote in the Nov. 3 city and special elections must register to vote by Oct. 5.

Six DeKalb cities – Avondale, Clarkston, Chamblee, Pine Lake, Decatur and Lithonia – and the city of Atlanta, which has neighborhoods in DeKalb County, are electing council members, commissioners and mayors. There is also a special election to fill the Georgia 58 House seat vacated by Robbin Shipp and a number of seats on the Decatur City School Board.

To vote in Georgia, a resident must be a U.S. citizen and a legal resident of the county in which they are planning to vote, not serving a sentence for conviction of a felony, and have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge.

They also must be at least 17-years-old.

Registration is available online at https://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/voter/information or at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Election Office, 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur, and at DeKalb County Library branches.

For more information, call 404-298-4020.