Elections Center
State Election Guide
Georgia 2026 election calendar with upcoming election dates, voter registration deadlines, early voting, absentee voting, poll hours, and official sources.
Before You Vote
On Election Day, polling places in Georgia are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. If you are 75 years of age or older or have a disability and you show up at the polling place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., you will not be required to wait in line. Such voters should tell a poll officer if he or she wants to move to the front of the line.
Voter Information Lookup can help you check your voter registration status, check your polling place location, and view your sample ballot.
Georgia's current statewide calendar includes Georgia General Election 2026 on November 3, 2026. Local ballots may include additional races, questions, or measures.
Georgia is an Open-primary state. The State has nonpartisan registration. There is no option to affiliate with a political party on the voter registration form.
Election Calendar
Georgia General Election 2026
November General election is held the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month of November
Poll hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Official Georgia General Election 2026 source
Download, complete, and mail a voter registration application. You must be registered at least 30 days before an election to vote in that election.
You can go to your local county board of registrars' office or election office, public library, public assistance office, recruitment office, schools, and other government offices for a mail-in registration form. Voter...
Register to vote online through the Secretary of State’s online voter registration system. You must be registered at least 30 days before an election to vote in that election.
Early voting starts the Fourth Monday prior to a primary or election; as soon as possible prior to a runoff.
Early voting ends Friday immediately prior to a primary, election or runoff.
Election Day Rules
Each employee in this state shall, upon reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take any necessary time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which such employee is qualified and registered to vote on the day on which such primary or election is held; provided, however, that such necessary time off...
You can vote in person on Election Day from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at your assigned polling place. If you are in line by 7 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote.
Voter ID: Strict photo ID
No. Georgia does not list same-day voter registration. You must register by the voter registration deadline to vote in an election in Georgia.