VOTE IN GEORGIA

for 2020 General Election

Tuesday, November 3rd

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Monday, October 5th, 2020

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters in wishing to vote in 2020 General Election in Georgia must be registered to vote by Monday, October 5th. Click here to register to vote online. If you have registered to vote recently and your information does not appear, please contact your local county registrar office to check your voter registration status.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2020 General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, October 5th. Voter registration form can be downloaded on the Georgia Department of State website. To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please contact your county Board of Registrar’s office. Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, such as DMV offices, as well as public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local Board of Registrar’s office or Georgia Secretary of State by the deadline.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2020 General Election must be registered to vote by Monday, October 5th by visiting your local Election Office, library, Department of Driver Services office, or U.S. Post office. Voter registration form can also be downloaded on the Georgia Department of State website.

  Voter registration forms are also available at state government agencies, such as DMV offices, as well as public libraries. The complete form must be submitted by mail or in person to your local Board of Registrar’s office or Georgia Secretary of State by the deadline.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7am – 7pm

  Photo ID is required at the polling place for all Georgia voters. 

  Acceptable forms of photo ID include a U.S. Passport, Georgia driver’s license, or a photo ID issued by the U.S. government, the State of Georgia, or a local government within Georgia. If a voter does not have such an identification, a voter ID card can be obtained at any county registrar’s office or a local Department of Driver Services office free of charge. A proof of residency is required to obtain a Georgia voter ID card.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early voting is available from October 12th through October 30th, 2020 across Georgia. Early voting locations can be found on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  Georgia voters who wish to vote by mail must apply for mail-in ballots by Friday, October 30th—this is the deadline by which the mail-in ballot application must arrive at the County Registrar’s office.

  • When returning your mail-in ballot, it must be postmarked by November 3rd.
  • Your mail-in ballot may also be submitted to drop off locations within your county by 7pm on November 3rd.
  • Click here to find the list of drop-off locations where your mail-in ballot may be submitted.

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so at this link by Monday, October 5th.

MORE INFORMATION FOR GEORGIA VOTERS

• KOREAN LANGUAGE SERVICES

  INTERPRETER AT POLLING PLACE

  Limited English Proficiency (LEP) voters can bring any person of their choice, other than a representative of their employer or union, a candidate on the ballot, or a family member of a candidate on the ballot, to assist them with voting.

• Positions on the Ballot: 2020 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT
  ▹ Joe Biden & Kamala Harris (Democrat) vs. Donald Trump & Mike Pence (Republican)*

  U.S. SENATE
  Both U.S. Senate positions in Georgia are on the ballot for 2020 General Election.

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 14 congressional districts of Georgia are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2020 General Election for select districts. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ 7th Congressional District: Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) vs. Rich McCormick (R)
  ▹ 6th Congressional District: Lucy McBath (D)* vs. Karen Handel (R)

  GEORGIA STATE SENATE
  All positions in the 56 Georgia State Senate are on the ballot. Find your Georgia Senate District on the Georgia State Senate website.

  GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 180 Georgia House of Representatives are on the ballot. Find your Georgia House District on the Georgia House of Representatives website.

  GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS

  GEOGIA SUPREME COURT

  GEORGIA APPELAS COURT

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the certificate issued by the Georgia Secretary of State. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections, including the County District Attorneys and County Superior Court Judges, will be provided by each county’s election office.

  OTHER LOCAL ELECTIONS WHERE APPLICABLE

• Pre-Registration

  Georgian youth who pre-register to vote will have their registration become active once they turn 18 years old. Pre-registration does not change the voting age, which is 18. Instead, it allows eligible Alaskans who are 17.5 years old to complete the voter registration form providing sufficient time and opportunity to get ready to vote. Methods and qualification for pre-registration are the same as those for regular voter registration, except for age.

• Affidavit & Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  If you vote a provisional ballot because you did not have acceptable identification, you will have three days from the close of the polls to present acceptable identification to your county registrar office for your vote to count.

  If you voted a provisional ballot because your name did not appear on the list of registered voters in the precinct, the county registrar has up to three days after the election to determine if you were properly registered to vote in that election. If you were, your vote will count. If you were not eligible to vote in that election, your vote will not be counted, and you will be notified in writing.

  If you were eligible to vote but voted in the wrong precinct, only the votes for candidates for which you were entitled to vote will be counted, and you will be notified in writing that your ballot was partially counted for your correct precinct.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Georgians living away from home while attending a college, trade school or technical school, you may choose to register to vote using your home away from home address you use while at school or your traditional home address. Choosing which address to use when you register to vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, you may not register to vote in two places during the same election cycle.

  Georgians living temporarily outside the U.S., whether a student or otherwise, may register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old on the date of the election (you may register at 17½ years of age, but cannot vote until you are 18). You must be a legal resident of Georgia. You cannot be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude, nor can you be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In Georgia, voters may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in both the primary and general elections.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In Georgia, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia State Senate, Georgia State House of Representatives, as well as various judicial positions and several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your Georgia legislative district, please visit the Georgia General Assembly website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.