Election officials statewide have seen a surge in voter registrations partly because of interest in the months of contested campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. But there is a primary July 15, months before the fall general election, to select each party's candidates for U.S. Senate, Congress, the state Legislature and various local offices.

Deadline approaching

• June 16 — The last day to register to vote in primaries.

By the numbers

• 30,000 — about the number of new voters added in the first five months of this year.

• 4.7 million — There are more than 4.7 million people in Georgia who can vote.

How to register

• Internet: The "2008 election center" link on the Secretary of State Web site — www.sos.georgia.gov/ — will provide access to an application as well as information about what is needed to register.

• County voter registration offices: Visit or call them for an application. Cobb County, 736 Whitlock Ave., Suite 400, Marietta, 30064, (770) 528-2581. DeKalb County, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, 30032, (404) 298-4020. Fulton County, 141 Pryor Street SW, Suite 4075, Atlanta, 30303, (404) 730-7020. Gwinnett County, 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 30045, (678) 226-7210.

• Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety offices: State law allows voter registration when renewing a drivers license.

• State colleges and universities: Applications are available in registrar's offices and in most offices of the vice president of academic affairs.

• Government offices: Public library and other government offices have registration forms that can be mailed.