State of Georgia
Voter Registration Information

Must register to vote 30 days before the election.
Can select party affiliation at the polls.

Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application from:
County election office (see county election office list)
Division of motor vehicles
Aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) offices
Medicaid offices
Food Stamps offices
Women, infants and children (WIC) benefits offices
Agencies that provide services to people with disabilities
Public libraries
Public schools

Request a voter registration application at:
sosweb@SOS.State.GA.US
www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm

GEORGIA ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Who Can Absentee Vote in Georgia?

A registered voter may vote by absentee ballot if he/she meets on of the following requirements:

1. The voter must be absent from his/her precinct during polling hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on election day.
2. The voter has a physical disability or is a constant caregiver of a person with a disability.
3. The voter is 75 years of age or older.
4. The voter is serving as an election official.
5. The voter is observing a religious holiday.
6. The voter is required to remain on duty in his/her place of employment for the protection of the health, life or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open and when such place of employment is within the precinct where the voter resides.

How Can I Acquire an Absentee Ballot?

Voters may request an absentee ballot as early as 180 days before an election. No absentee ballots are issued on election day.

Applications for absentee ballots may be made in person at the registrar's office, by mail, or if available, by fax to the registrar's office. The application must be in writing and must contain the following information:

- Reason for request.
- Applicant's party affiliation (if the request is for a primary ballot).
- Elections for which the ballot is required.
- Applicant's name and address as registered.
- Sufficient information for identification of the voter.
- Address for delivery of the ballot if applied for and to be delivered by mail.
- Applicant's signature.

How do I Return the Absentee Ballot and What is the Deadline?

Absentee ballots must be signed and received by the county board of registrars' office on or before election day.

Other Information on Absentee Voting in Georgia

No absentee ballot shall be mailed to an address other than the permanent in-county or temporary out-of-county address. A close relation may request an absentee ballot for a physically disabled elector residing within the county or a voter residing temporarily out of county. Relative's name, relationship and oath are required.

Voters out of the county on military or merchant marine assignments and their dependents residing with them need apply only once and will receive any subsequent ballots ensuing from that election (The presidential primary and special primaries and elections do not fall within this provision).

Absentee ballots may be delivered to a voter who is a patient in a hospital, even on election day.

Sources:
GA Secretary of State, Elections Division
1104 West Tower
2 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
P: (404)656-2871
F: (404)651-9531
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/

The League of Women Voters of Georgia, Inc.
1776 Peachtree Street, Suite 619 South
Atlanta, GA 30309-2307
P: (404)874-7352
F: (404)874-7353
http://www.ga.lwv.org/
 

Georgia Voter Registration Information:
Georgia Local Election Offices:

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ATKINSON
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ECHOLS
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EMANUEL
EVANS
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HALL
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