VOTER INFORMATION

Register and Vote!

Know Your Voter Status!

If you have not voted since 2008, please make sure you have not been purged (removed) from the voter list!  Visit http://sos.georgia.gov/MVP/ to check your voter registration status, absentee ballot status, and locate your polling location. 

Elections and Voter Registration Calendar (You Must Register By These Deadlines to Be Eligible to Vote in 2012!

2012 Election Event Dates
Election	Voter Registration Deadline	Election Date
Presidential Preference Primary/Special Election (to fill vacancies and propose questions)	February 6, 2012	March 6, 2012
Special Election Runoff	February 6, 2012	April 3, 2012
General Primary/Non-Partisan/ Special Election (to fill vacancies and propose questions)	July 2, 2012	July 31, 2012
General Primary Runoff/Non-Partisan Runoff/Special Election Runoff	July 2, 2012	August 21, 2012
Special Election (to fill vacancies)	August 20, 2012	September 18, 2012
Special Election Runoff	August 20, 2012	October 16, 2012
General Election/Special Election (to fill vacancies and propose questions)	October 8, 2012	November 6, 2012
General Election Runoff/Special Election Runoff	October 8, 2012	December 4, 2012

Make sure you have the legal voter identification!

What IDs are acceptable?

Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter 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 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 Valid tribal photo ID

For all information on Georgia State Elections please visit:

http://www.sos.ga.gov/Elections/ . 

How to Register to Vote

Note: Voter registration is a county function. Georgia counties issue precinct cards after reviewing and processing applications.

You may confirm your voter registration status through MVP. If you have submitted a voter registration application within the prior three to four weeks and your name does not appear, please contact your local county registrar office to check the status of your application.

Georgia citizens have access to several convenient methods of registering to vote:

• Download, complete, and mail a voter registration application.  (Visit SOS website)
• Contact your local county board of registrars' office or election office, public library, public assistance office, recruitment office, schools and other government offices for a mail-in registration form.
• Registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license at Department of Motor Vehicle Safety driver’s license posts.
• College students can obtain Georgia voter registration forms, or the necessary forms to register in any state in the U.S., from their school registrar's office or from the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. 

Change of Residence

Voters are required to notify the board of registrars of their county of residence whenever they move.

If you move within the same county in which you are registered to vote and don't notify the registrar at least 30 days prior to an election, you may vote in your old polling place for that election. You must file a notice of your new address. This can be done by writing to your county board of registrars' office, or by submitting a new voter registration application.

If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote within 30 days of an election, you may vote in your old precinct for that election. 

If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote in excess of 30 days prior to an election, you have lost your eligibility to vote in the county of your old residence. You must register to vote in your new county of residence. You will be assigned a new voting precinct and polling location. Remember, if you don't register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.

Precinct Cards

If you have misplaced or have not received your precinct card within three to four weeks of submitting your voter registration application, please contact your local county registration office to request a new precinct card or to check the status of your application. You may also check whether you are registered through MVP.

For more information contact:

Secretary of State
Elections Division
802 Floyd West Tower
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SE
Atlanta, Ga. 30334
(404) 656-2871
404-656-1787 (TDD for the hearing or speech impaired)