One week: If you want to vote in November, that’s how much time you’ve got left to register in Georgia.
The state’s Oct. 6 registration deadline will likely prompt a rush of last-minute filers, but know that counties will keep processing applications after Oct. 6 as long as the initial form was received by the deadline. Don’t know what to do? Keep reading:
How to register or check voting status
Anyone can confirm his or her voter status online through the Georgia secretary of state's website (www.sos.ga.gov). If you need to register to vote, there are several ways to do it:
- Log on to the Georgia secretary of state's website and, under the elections tab, click "Register to Vote."
- Download a voter registration application (http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/Elections/register_to_vote), complete it and then mail it in.
- Contact your local county elections office, public library, public assistance office, recruitment office, schools or other government offices for a mail-in registration form. A list can be found at http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/countyregistrarsindex.asp.
- Check the "voter registration" box when you renew or apply for your driver's license through the state Department of Driver Services.
- 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.
Mobile apps
Voters can download free "GA Votes" apps for both Apple and Android operating systems. The apps can be used to register or confirm a voter's status. Go to the iTunes app store for an iPhone or iPad, or Google Play for Android.
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