Georgia Election Center

• In Person: 29 days before Election Day
• By Mail: 28 days before Election Day
• Online: 30 days before Election Day

To register in Georgia you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you want to vote
• be 18 years old within six months after the day of registration, and be 18 years old to vote
• not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony
• not have been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, unless the disability has been removed

1. Use our Register to Vote Tool to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
2. Sign and date your form. This is very important!
3. Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
4. Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.

Absentee ballot application deadline:

No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before Election Day.

Voted ballots are due:

Received by the close of polls on Election Day

Any registered Georgia voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

1. Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Official as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
4. All Local Election Officials will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Official will let you fax or email the application.
5. Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
6. Please contact your Local Election Official if you have any further questions about the exact process.

1. Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
2. Sign and date where indicated.
3. Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
4. Your voted ballot must arrive by the deadline or it will not be counted.

Early voting start times vary by county

Early voting end times vary by county.

All Georgia voters who vote in person (including voting early) must provide one of the following forms of ID:

• Georgia driver’s license
• Georgia voter ID or other ID card issued by the State of Georgia, any other state, or the US government
• Employee photo ID issued by the US government, Georgia government, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other Georgia government entity

If you’re not voting for the first time in Georgia, you don’t need to provide ID to vote by mail.

If you’re a first-time Georgia voter who registered by mail and did not provide ID when you registered, you’ll need to provide a copy of one of the following forms of ID along with your mail ballot:

• A current photo ID
• A current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address