Georgia offers absentee/vote-by-mail to all voters with no excuse needed. All Georgians should consider making this their default plan. Georgia also offers early in-person voting throughout most of October, though locations will vary by county. This would be a good backup plan for many voters.
To avoid possible postal delays impacting your vote, we recommend mailing your completed ballot back by Tuesday, October 13th. Plan to drop it off by hand after that.
If you are concerned about your absentee ballot returning on time through the mail, visit our other page to learn how to drop your ballot off in person.
Registering In Person: October 5, 2020
Registering By Mail: Postmarked October 5, 2020
Registering Online: October 5, 2020
Request In Person: Application received by October 30, 2020
Request By Mail: Application received by October 30, 2020
Request Online: N/A (Form must be returned to your County Board of Registrar's office by mail, in person, or via email)
Ballots mailed must be postmarked by Election Day and received by your County Board of Registrar's office by 7pm local time on November 6, 2020.
Ballots returned in person must be delivered to your County Board of Registrar's office by 7pm on Election Day.
We strongly recommend mailing your ballot much earlier (by October 13th) and, if that's not possible, dropping it off in person. Learn how below or on our other page.
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Yes, to your county Board of Registrar's office by close of polls on Election Day.
In the case of an elector who is confined to a hospital on the day of the election, a family member or individual residing in the household of a disabled elector may personally deliver an absentee ballot on behalf of the disabled elector.
A physically disabled or illiterate elector may receive assistance from any elector who is qualified to vote in the same county or municipality, an attendant care provider or a family member.
No person shall assist more than 10 such electors in any primary, election, or runoff in which there is no federal candidate on the ballot.
October 12th to October 30th.
Normal business hours on weekdays
9 AM - 4 PM on the second Saturday prior to primary or election
Election officials may provide for early voting beyond regular business hours
Board of registrars’ offices
Other sites as designated by boards of registrars (must be a government building generally accessible to the public)
Photo ID; Strict
All voters in Georgia must show ID at the polls prior to voting in person early or on Election Day.
A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
Any valid state or federal issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar’s office or by the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
Valid U.S. passport
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 state entity
Valid U.S. military photo ID
Valid tribal photo ID
Student ID cards: Georgia accepts student ID cards from certain public and technical institutions. Students at private universities must show one of the other acceptable forms of photo ID to vote.
You can see if your school’s student ID is accepted here.
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7am - 7pm
In all cities having a population of 300,000 or more, polling places remain open until 8 p.m.
If you are in line when polls close, you are legally entitled to vote. Don't leave!
Photo ID; Strict
All voters in Georgia must show ID at the polls prior to voting in person early or on Election Day.
A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
Any valid state or federal issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar’s office or by the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
Valid U.S. passport
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 state entity
Valid U.S. military photo ID
Valid tribal photo ID
Student ID cards: Georgia accepts student ID cards from certain public and technical institutions. Students at private universities must show one of the other acceptable forms of photo ID to vote.
You can see if your school’s student ID is accepted here.