U.S. Politics

Under federal law, if you move within 30 days of a presidential election, you are allowed to vote for President and Vice President in your former state of residence, either in person or by absentee ballot.

As Americans, no right is more precious than the constitutional right to select our leaders. Yet many of eligible Georgia citizens are not even registered to vote. The last day to register in time to vote in the next election is the fifth Monday (30 days) before the election.

To register to vote in the State of , an individual must meet the following qualifications:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be a legal Resident of the county ,
• Be at least 171/2 years of age to register and 18 years of age to vote
• Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
• Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

Where To Register To Vote - The State's Voter Registration Agencies include:

• State Supervisor of Elections' office;
• Division of Elections;
• public library
• Driver's license office
• Voter registration agenies
• Armed forced recruitment offices

Voter registration is a county function. Georgia counties issue precinct cards after reviewing and processing applications. You may confirm your voter registration status through MVP. If you have submitted a voter registration application within the prior three to four weeks and your name does not appear, please contact your local county registrar office to check the status of your application.

How To Register To Vote

• Georgia citizens have access to several convenient methods of registering to vote:
• Download, complete, and mail a voter registration application. (http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/vrinfo.htm)
• Contact 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.
• Registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license at Department of Motor Vehicle Safety drivers license posts.
• College students can obtain Georgia voter registration forms, or the necessary forms to register in any state in the U.S., from their school registrar's office or from the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Click here to register to vote

Election Offices In georgia

• Special election (to fill vacancies only) - June 18,2013
• Special election runoff - July 16,2013
• Special election (to fill vacancies only) - September 17,2013
• Special election runoff - October 15,2013
• General election/Special election(to fill vacancies and propose questions) - November 5,2013
• General election runoff/Special election runoff - December 3,2013

Check state complete events calendar - Deadlines,ID requirements,Poll Hours ...

Absentee Ballot Application

• Mail, fax, or present the form in person to your local County Board of Registrars Office

MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS

• Your Georgia voting rights extend all over the globe and we want to make voting outside of your home county easy and efficient. Please refer to this website for important updates and notices. We look forward to serving you.
• Military and overseas voters may now choose to receive their ballots either electronically or by regular mail. Please remember to include a valid email address on the application when requesting electronic ballot delivery (EBD).

Click here to request absentee ballot

If you move to a school address in Georgia with the intent of making it your fixed home, you can establish voting residency in Georgia.You do not need to intend to stay in Georgia forever. So long as you have a present intention to remain at your school address, an indefinite intention to move somewhere else at some future period will not prohibit you from establishing voting residency.

Students who lived in Georgia before moving to another state for school, and who wish to establish or keep their Georgia voting residency (i.e., at their parents'address), should have no problem doing so unless they have already registered to vote in another state. Like most states, Georgia allows students to keep their voting residency even if they move out of the county or state to attend school.

Under federal law, if you move within 30 days of a presidential election, you are allowed to vote for President and Vice President in your former state of residence, either in person or by absentee ballot.

If you move within the same county in which you are registered to vote and don't notify the registrar at least 30 days prior to an election, you may vote in your old polling place for that election. You must file a notice of your new address. This can be done by writing to your county board of registrars' office, or by submitting a new voter registration application.

If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote within 30 days of an election, you may vote in your old precinct for that election.

If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote in excess of 30 days prior to an election, you have lost your eligibility to vote in the county of your old residence. You must register to vote in your new county of residence. You will be assigned a new voting precinct and polling location. Remember, if you don't register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.