Where do I vote?
Every voter is assigned a specific polling place for Election Day. All polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, which is today. Your polling place location is indicated on your voter registration card. If you no longer have a voter registration card, have recently changed your voter registration information, or need further assistance in identifying your polling place location, you can visit the Georgia secretary of state's website at www.sos.ga.gov/mvp/ or contact your county's Board of Registrars.
What should I bring to the polls?
When you check in at the polls, you must provide an approved form of photo ID.
- Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID
- A valid Georgia driver's license, even if expired
- A valid U.S. passport
- A valid employee ID card containing your photograph and issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of Georgia
- A valid U.S. military ID card
- A valid tribal photo ID
If you do not have any of the above photo identification, a voter ID card is available free of charge from your local county registration office.
Can I be turned away at the polls?
No. As long as you show up at your polling place during voting hours, you must be allowed to vote there, whether or not your name is on the list of voters. If you are not listed as a registered voter at that polling place, you can still vote with a provisional ballot. Once you have been confirmed as a registered voter, your ballot will be counted.
Do I have to choose a political party?
Georgia voters are not required to declare any political party when registering to vote. However, to cast a ballot in a primary election, the voter must tell the poll officer in which party’s primary he or she wishes to vote to receive the correct ballot. The desired party ballot also must be specified when requesting an absentee ballot for a primary election. Once a voter requests a ballot for one party’s primary election, the decision is binding for that primary election — and any runoff of the primary — only. The voter is not required to vote for that party’s candidate in the subsequent general election and may make a different party choice in the next primary election.
How do I ensure I am registered?
In Georgia, before you can vote, you need to register. You may register to vote at any time; however, to vote in an election, you must register by the deadline set for that election (typically the close of business 30 days before Election Day).
How do I update my address if I have moved?
Simply fill out a voter registration form and provide your previous information at the bottom of the form in Section 6. It’s easy and free.
● If you move within the same county in which you are registered to vote and don’t notify the registrar at least 30 days before an election, you may vote in your old polling place for that election.
● 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 before 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. If you don’t register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.
Are children allowed in the voting booth?
Yes.
Source: League of Women Voters in Georgia
