Senate Special Election
Polls Open in Georgia January 5, 7am - 7pm
Early Voting December 14 - January 1, 2020
Registration Deadline
Deadline Passed– Was December 7, 2020 (Note that Georgia has automatic registration through the Dept. of Driver Services, so 95% of eligible voters are registered to vote.)
Election-Day Registration
NO
Request Mail Ballot
Absentee Ballot Website with links to everything you need. Absentee Ballot Application online portal where you can submit application online. Can also submit Application via mail or in person to local County Board of Registrar. If the online system doesn’t find you, download the paper application and mail that in.
Request Mail Ballot Deadline
Request Received by January 1, but request sooner to leave enough time to receive it and return it.
How to Vote by Mail
Follow instructions carefully, see below. More info.
Early Voting Dates
December 14 - January 1 (times may vary)
Early Voting Locations
Early Voting Locations Lookup (Atlanta’s Fulton County has about 20 locations, smaller counties have as few as one, hours and directions provided for many locations at the website linked)
Mailed Ballots Deadline
Received by January 5 @ 7pm or In Person to Drop-Off Location by January 5 @ 7pm. Mail your ballot early so that it will be received in time. For help with voting by mail: TurboVote.
Election Day Vote In Person
January 5, 7am - 7pm
Election Day Polling Places
How to Vote Election Day
New Voting Procedure (watch the video, there are several steps*)
Photo ID Required
Photo ID Required (if no ID, vote provisional ballot, if first-time voter will have to show ID to your County Board of Elections & Registration by November 6 for vote to be counted)
Tracking
You can track your mail-in ballot request and mail-in ballot status at the My Voter Page.
November Election Voting Information
Polls Open in Georgia November 3, 7am - 7pm
Registration Deadline
Deadline Passed – Was October 5, Check Your Registration status. (Note that Georgia has automatic registration through the Dept. of Driver Services, so 95% of eligible voters are registered to vote.)
Election-Day Registration
NO
Request Mail Ballot
Absentee Ballot Website with links to everything you need. Absentee Ballot Application online portal where you can submit application online. Can also submit Application via mail or in person to local County Board of Registrar. If the online system doesn’t find you, download the paper application and mail that in.
Request Mail Ballot Deadline
Request Received by October 30, but request sooner to leave enough time to receive it and return it.
How to Vote by Mail
Follow instructions carefully, see below. More info.
Early Voting Dates
October 12 - October 30 (times may vary)
Early Voting Locations
Early Voting Locations Lookup (Atlanta’s Fulton County has about 20 locations, smaller counties have as few as one, hours and directions provided for many locations at the website linked)
Mailed Ballots Deadline
Received by November 3 @ 7pm or In Person to Drop-Off Location by November 3 @ 7pm. USPS recommends mailing by October 27 to ensure your ballot arrives in time.
Election Day Vote In Person
November 3, 7am - 7pm
Election Day Polling Places
How to Vote Election Day
New Voting Procedure (watch the video, there are several steps*)
Photo ID Required
Photo ID Required (if no ID, vote provisional ballot, if first-time voter will have to show ID to your County Board of Elections & Registration by November 6 for vote to be counted)
Tracking
You can track your mail-in ballot request and mail-in ballot status at the My Voter Page
Additional Info
Georgia Secretary of State Elections and Absentee Voting Guide and How to Vote Georgia
How to Vote by Mail
Fill out ballot with blue or black ink, no felt tip pens.
Two envelopes: Place ballot in inner envelope, then place that in the outer (also called oath) envelope.
You must sign the outer/oath envelope.
You must affix postage to the outer envelope before mailing, Georgia does not pay the postage.
New In-Person Voting Procedures in Georgia
First statewide use was for Primary in June 2020.
Go to polling place.
Hand Photo ID to poll worker who will scan it and return it to you.
Review information on "poll pad" then sign to approve that your info is accurate.
Poll worker will hand you a "voter card"
Go to voting station. Insert voting card, arrow-side up at bottom of touch screen.
Vote your ballot using the touch screen. Review and touch "print."
Your ballot will print on a printer at your voting station. Review it and remove your voting card.
Bring your printed ballot to the polling place scanner (ask a poll worker for assistance locating it if it’s not obvious).
Insert your ballot and you are finished. After the scanner scans your ballot, it is dropped into a secure, locked ballot box.