Election Day is coming up on November 4, 2008. Be sure you are registered and ready to make your choices. Below you will find all the information you should need to: Register, Find your Polling location, become informed about the election process and who's running in your county. Voter Registration Deadline For November Election Is Monday, Oct. 6th
In the state of Georgia, you do not have to register by political party to vote in the state's regular primaries or general elections.
You may register to vote at any time, but you must be registered by the close of registration prior to an election if you wish to vote on election day, i.e., the application must be postmarked by the voter registration deadline. If you are not registered to vote, register today.
If you are registering for the first time in Georgia, and you register by mail, you are required to show one of the acceptable types of identification by:
mailing a copy of the identification with your voter registration application
providing a copy of the identification to the registrar during the absentee voting process, or
by showing one of the pieces of acceptable identification (see list below) when voting at the polling place.
Voter Registration requirements for the State of Georgia
To Register you must:
Be a citizen of the United States
Be a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you want to vote
Be 18 years old within six months after the day of registration, and be 18 years old to vote,
Not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony
Not have been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, unless the disability has been removed
The six acceptable forms of photo identification are:
1. A Georgia driver’s license or Department of Driver Services identification card;
2. a valid U.S. military identification card containing your photograph;
3. a valid photo identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of Georgia, any other state, or the U.S. authorized by law to issue personal identification;
4. a valid state or federal employee identification card containing your photograph issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S., this state, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state;
5. a valid U.S. passport; or
6. a valid tribal identification card containing your photograph.
Helpful Links
For State of Gerogia information: Click Here
For State of Gerogia Polling Locator: Click Here
For State of Gerogia Election Events: Click Here
For Gwinnett County: Click Here
For Dekalb County: Click Here
For Cobb County: Click Here
For Fulton County: Click Here
For Forsyth County: Click Here
For Paulding County: Click Here
For any other States: Click Here
For the United States Election Assistance commission: Click Here
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