Your Vote: Georgia 2024

GEORGIA

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the documents you'll need. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

II. KNOW THE DATES

Presidential Primary Election - March 12, 2024

Early Voting Available from Monday, February 19, 2024, to Friday, March 8, 2024.

Voter Registration Deadline

• February 12, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Last day to register/change address for presidential primary election. 

Absentee Ballots Deadlines

Registered voters in Georgia who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their Secretary of State's Elections Division as early as possible.

• Military & Overseas Voters may apply for an electronic transmission ballot anytime during a calendar year by completing the Absentee Ballot Application. Your email notification of ballot availability will be emailed to you beginning 45 days before Election Day.

Ballot Request Deadline

• March 1, 2024 -  Last day to request an absentee/mail-in ballot.

Ballot Return Deadline

• March 12, 2024 7:00 p.m. EDT - Absentee ballots must be received by this time.

General Primary Election - May 21, 2024

Early Voting Available from Monday, April 29, 2024, to Friday, May 17, 2024.

Voter Registration Deadline

• April 22, 2024 - Last day to register/change address for May primary.  

Absentee Ballots Deadlines

Registered voters in Georgia who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their Secretary of State's Elections Division as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadline

• May 10, 2024 - Deadline to request an absentee ballot for May primary.

Ballot Return Deadline

• May 21, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT - Absentee ballots must be received by this time.

General Election - November 5, 2024

• General Election Runoff - December 3, 2024 

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 7, 2024 - Last day for an applicant to register and for an elector to change address before the primary, election, or runoff.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Registered voters in Georgia who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall should submit an absentee ballot application to their Secretary of State's Elections Division as early as possible.

Ballot Request Deadline

• October 25, 2024 - Last day to request absentee/by mail ballot.

Ballot Return Deadline

• November 5, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT - Absentee/Mail-in ballots must be received by this time.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure if you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here are the requirements to register as a voter in Georgia.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use this handy Georgia MVP Election Tool to find your polling place.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• Georgia requires a photo identification to vote.

Accepted Credentials

• Here is the list of accepted credentials.
• Contact your polling place for an acceptable list of options.

Don't have a valid ID?

• If you are unable to provide an ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot. If you are a first-time voter, you will need to provide a copy of your ID to your County Board of Elections and Registration within three days of the election. As long as you do so and are eligible to vote, your provisional ballot will be counted.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

The Georgia Secretary of State

• Call: (404) 656-2871
• Send an email here.

Voter ID Helpline

• Call 844-338-8743

Any other questions? 

• Check out the Georgia Secretary of State.

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Georgians!