How to register to vote before Georgia presidential primary deadline
UPDATE: The Georgia presidential primary has been moved to June 9. The voter registration deadline is May 11
Georgians who want to vote in next month’s presidential primary election must be registered by the state’s Feb. 24 deadline.
All registered voters can participate in the Democratic or Republican primaries on March 24. Georgia is an open primary state, meaning voters don’t have to be affiliated with a political party and can choose either party’s ballot.
Voters can check their voter registration status at the state's My Voter Page, found online at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. The website provides Election Day precinct locations, early voting locations, absentee ballot applications and sample ballots.
There are about 7.2 million registered voters in Georgia out of the state's 10.6 million residents.
The Democratic Party presidential primary ballot will list 12 candidates, including several who have dropped out of the race. The Republican Party ballot will list only President Donald Trump.
To be eligible to register to vote in Georgia, you must be a citizen, legal resident and more than 17 1/2 years old. In addition, you can’t be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude or found mentally incompetent by a judge.
Those whose registrations were canceled in December can re-register to vote if they're eligible. Election officials removed the registrations of 287,000 people in December because they either moved away or stopped participating in elections for several years.
Register to vote in Georgia
- Check whether you're already registered online at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.
- Register to vote online if you have a valid Georgia driver's license or identification card at registertovote.sos.ga.gov.
- Print and mail a voter registration application if you don't have a Georgia driver's license or state ID. Paper applications can be printed from the Georgia Secretary of State Office's website at registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/images/reg_form.pdf. Registration forms are also available at libraries, post offices and county elections offices.
About the Author
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
