Voting Guide 2024 Georgia
Georgia General Election
Election Day
Tuesday November 5
Registration Deadline
October 7 (postmarked)
Check Your Registration status.
Automatic Voter Registration
YES
Election Day Registration
NO
How to Register to Vote
Register online! You must have a valid driver's license or ID card with a signature on file with DDS in order to complete the registration online. If you don't have either of these forms of ID you can complete the paper registration form.
Youth Pre-Registration
YES
People otherwise qualified to vote and who will be at least 18 years old on election day may register to vote beginning at age 17.5 years old. Ga. Code Ann. § 21-2-216(c).*
Early Voting/Absentee-in-Person
YES
Early Voting Dates
October 14 - November 1 (times may vary) (only 2 Saturdays included; it’s up to each county whether voting available Sundays).**
Early Voting Drop Boxes
YES
Drop Boxes available to drop absentee ballots, but each county has only a few. Locations found at county election and registrar or recorder websites.***
Early Voting Locations
Early Voting Locations Lookup or use My Voter Page.
Absentee Ballots
YES. NO EXCUSE NEEDED.
Absentee Ballot Request
See Absentee Ballot Website and Absentee Voting Guide.
Application Period: August 19-October 25 (Must be received, not postmarked, by deadline.)
REQUEST EARLY TO RETURN ON TIME
Absentee Ballot Application online portal. Submit Application online, via email, mail, fax, or in person to local County registrar, recorder, or elections office or Drop Box.
Absentee Ballots Mailed Out
October 7-November 1
Absentee Ballot Return
Return Deadline: Received by November 5 @ 7pm.
DO NOT RETURN TO POLLING PLACE. If you change your mind and want to vote in person, see endnote.****
If mailing, USPS recommends mailing by October 29 to ensure on-time arrival.
Return Methods: 1) US Mail; 2) hand deliver to county registrar (check your county for drop off locations), or 3) place in county Drop Box.
How to Vote Absentee Ballot
Follow instructions provided by County with your absentee ballot. Envelopes will be provided. Copy of photo ID should be placed in outer envelope. Sign the outer envelope. Make sure info on outer envelope matches info on your photo ID! Postage is required. See Absentee Voting Guide.
Sample Ballots
View sample ballot online.
Election Day Vote In Person
Tuesday November 5, 7am - 7pm
Election Day Polling Places
How to Vote Election Day
Present Photo ID, get voter card from poll worker, proceed to voting station to vote electronically, print ballot.
Polling Place Electioneering
Buffer Zone: 150 ft. of the outer edge of the building where a polling place is established, or within 25 ft. of any voter standing in line (Ga. Code § 21-2-414).
Prohibited Activities: Campaign materials/signs/banners/literature; Money or gifts, including food or drink; Influencing voters/soliciting votes/political persuasion; Circulating petitions/soliciting signatures; polls/exit polls (NOTE: exit polls and opinion polls are prohibited within 25 ft. of the exit).
See NCSL Electioneering Table.
Press Access to Polling Place
Press must adhere to electioneering prohibitions.*****
Poll Worker Info
To become a poll worker, check with your county election department. Applications for the 2024 election year may be closed at this time, but there may be other opportunities still open. See, for example, Fulton County Elections Poll Worker Info.
Photo ID
REQUIRED
Photo ID. Valid IDs include: 1) GA Driver's License, OK if expired, 2) Valid gov’t employee photo ID, 3) Valid U.S. passport ID, 4) Valid U.S. military photo ID, 5) Valid tribal photo ID. See also, here and here.
Provisional Ballots
YES
If you have a good faith belief you are properly registered in your county, you have the right to vote a provisional ballot. For instance, if you forget your photo ID at your polling place, ask for a provisional ballot, and after casting your ballot, you have 3 days to present your valid photo ID to your county registrar. See, Provisional Ballot Voting Guide 2022.
The provisional ballot will count if your eligibility can be determined within three days after Election Day by your County Registrar’s office.
Tracking Registration, Ballots, and More
Georgia uses one portal for tracking everything related to your vote here. You can track: Voter Registration; Mail-In Application and Ballot; Poll Location; Early Voting Locations; Registration Information; Sample Ballot; Provisional Ballot.
Ballot Measures
Legislative Referral Only, No Veto
Three ballot measures, one regarding tax court and two regarding homestead and personal property tax exemptions.
College Students
People with Felony Convictions
YES
Allowed to vote if civil rights restored; civil rights automatically restored upon completion of first-time felon's sentence and payment of un-canceled fines. See Voter Right Restoration Fact Sheet from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Time Off to Vote
YES
Two (2) hours off to vote during early voting or on election day. Employer may specify when employer takes time off to vote. Whether paid time or not is not mentioned. See, GA Code § 21-2-404.
Helpful Websites
Georgia Secretary of State Elections, Absentee Voting Guide, Additional Voting Guides, Election Calendar
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