Polls open: Early voting starts in Georgia primary election
Voting locations open across Georgia Monday for three weeks of early voting in partisan primary elections for Congress, the General Assembly and local officials.
Every Georgia voter will have races on their ballot, and all registered voters are eligible to cast a Democratic, nonpartisan or Republican ballot.
The winners of the partisan primaries will advance to the general election in November. In some cases, the primary will effectively decide the winner of races in which no candidate from a different party is running.
In-person early voting is usually the most popular way Georgians choose to cast their ballots leading up to election day.
Early voting is available on at least 17 days, including 15 weekdays and two Saturdays. Counties also have the option to open voting places on two Sundays. Election day is May 21.
Georgia is an open primary state, meaning voters can choose whichever party’s primary they want to participate in.
Many voters will find that their district boundaries and representatives have changed since the General Assembly redrew political lines last year.
Voters can find their districts, view sample ballots and check their voting locations through the state’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.
Voters can also use the website to request absentee ballots, which must be requested by May 10, then returned and received at county election offices before polls close on election day.
Currently, Republicans hold a 9-5 advantage in Georgia’s congressional delegation, a 33-23 lead in the state Senate and a 102-78 edge in the state House.
Election 2024: The June runoff elections
WHEN IS THE RUNOFF? A number of races will need to be settled by a runoff on Tuesday, June 18. Early voting is June 10-14. Check your voting information, including ballot details at Georgia Secretary of State.
Learn more: Follow state and congressional election news, and the presidential race, on our Politics page. News about city and county elections is on the metro Atlanta page. Coverage and information will also be found in AJC print and ePaper editions.
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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.
