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State of Georgia Elections & Voting

Election Day is November 8

  • October 11                  Deadline to register to vote
  • October 17                  First day of early voting
  • October 28                  Deadline to request an absentee ballot
  • November 7                Last day of early voting
  • November 8                Deadline for election authority to receive all absentee ballots
  • November 8                Election day

 

To register to vote in Georgia, you must:

  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be a legal resident of the county
  • Be at least 17 1/2 years of age to register and 18 years of age to vote
  • Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  • Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

 

How to register to vote:

 

In-person Voter ID Requirements:  

  • Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including a free ID Card issued by your county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
  • A Georgia Driver’s License, even if expired
  • Student ID from a Georgia public College or University
  • Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state
  • Valid U.S. passport ID
  • Valid U.S. military photo ID containing a photograph of the voter
  • Valid tribal photo ID containing a photograph if the voter

 

Absentee Ballot ID Requirements:

When you send an application for an absentee ballot, you must include the number from your driver’s license. If you do not have one, include the number from your state-issued identification card, which you can get free at any office of the Department of Driver Services or your county voter registration office. However, if you have neither driver’s license nor a state ID card, then provide a copy or photo of one of the following:

  • United States Passport
  • Georgia Voter identification card
  • Other valid photo identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Georgia, any other state, or the United States authorized by law to issue personal identification
  • United States military identification card provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, Georgia state government, or Georgia county, municipality, board, authority, or any other entity of the state of Georgia provided that such employee identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Tribal identification card, provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Student ID from a Georgia public College or University

OR

  • Any of the following documents that show your name and address:
    • Current Utility bill
    • Bank statement
    • Paycheck
    • Government check
    • Other government document

 

Absentee Voting

Absentee ballots are an option for registered voters who prefer not to vote in person. You do not need an excuse to request an absentee ballot. Register online via the online portal for absentee ballot requests or fill out the absentee ballot application and submit it to the application to your County Board of Registrar’s Office in person or via email, mail, or fax.

 

Resources

 

Tribes in Georgia

Federally recognized tribes

  • None

State recognized tribes

  • Cherokee of Georgia Tribal Council
  • Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees
  • Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe

Native Vote Coordinators

Sign up to be a local Native Vote coordinator.

Major Party Contact Information

Democrat
Chair, DuBose Porter
www.georgiademocrat.org

Republican
Chairman, John Padgett
www.gagop.org

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