Although many people remembered the Nov. 2 election, the same can’t be said about the upcoming runoff election on Tuesday.

During the weeklong early voting period, which ended Wednesday, only around 200 ballots were cast in Hall County.

By comparison, around 12,000 local ballots were cast during the early voting period for the Nov. 2 general election.

“It’s unusual for turnout to be this low,” said Charlotte Sosebee, Hall County Elections and Voter Registration interim director.

Georgia voters statewide are being asked to cast their ballots once more in a runoff election to decide who will fill a position on the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals.

“We’ve had (nonlocal) runoffs like this before and had a higher voter turnout than what we have now,” Sosebee said. “I’m not really sure why (participation) is so low.”

Although the overall early turnout was low, participation did pick up slightly on the last day of voting. Prior to Wednesday, 140 ballots had been cast for the previous five days of voting. On Wednesday, around 50 ballots were cast in Hall.

To be elected and avoid a runoff, candidates have to obtain 50 percent of the votes — plus one extra one — during the general election.

In the case of the Supreme Court seat, out of a field of three candidates, incumbent David Nahmias earned 48.2 percent of the votes during the general election. His opponent Tammy Lynn Adkins won 35.2 percent of the votes.

During the general election, there were six candidates vying for the same seat on the appeals court. In the end, candidates Antoinette “Toni” Davis and Chris McFadden came out on top. Davis received 25.5 percent of votes while McFadden got 22.6 percent.

Hall County residents will cast their ballots at their usual polling locations Tuesday.