Voter Information

2010 ELECTION EVENT DATES

Elections Voter Registration Deadline Election Date
Special Election (to fill vacancies only) February 16, 2010 March 16, 2010
Runoff Date February 16, 2010 April 13, 2010
General Primary/Special Election June 21, 2010 July 20, 2010
Runoff Date June 21, 2010 August 10, 2010
Special Election (to fill vacancies only) August 23, 2010 September 21, 2010
Runoff Date August 23, 2010 October 19, 2010
General/NonPartisan/Special Election October 4, 2010 November 2, 2010
Runoff Date October 4, 2010 November 30, 2010

VOTER REGISTRATION

To register to vote in the state of Georgia, you must be:

  • A citizen of the United States
  • A legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote
  • At least 18 years of age by election day

If you’re eligible to vote in our district, but haven’t yet registered CLICK HERE to go to the Georgia Secretary of State’s homepage, and download the GEORGIA VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

Once you have downloaded your application, please follow these instructions:

  1. Fill in your Georgia Voter Registration Application.
  2. Verify all information on your application
  3. Sign your applicaiton
  4. Mail the completed, signed application to:

Karen Handel
Secretary of State
1104 West Tower,
2 Martin Luther King Drive, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1505

ABSENTEE VOTER INFO

If you’re going to be out of town on any Election Day, you can still let your voice be heard! Please download the Georgia Absentee Ballott by CLICKING HERE.

This application should be mailed at least two weeks before an election so you will receive the ballot in time to complete it and mail it back.  Be sure to check Democratic when filling out Ballot type for a Primary Election.  It will take a few days for the Absentee Ballot to be sent to you, and then it must be filled out and returned, in order for the County to receive it by Election Day.

Instructions:

  1. Fill in County and Application date
  2. Fill in square with name, date of birth and address.
  3. Sign the application in the middle of the page
  4. Mail to:
    Registration and Elections Absentee Ballot Unit
    141 Pryor St., S.W.Suite 4064
    Atlanta, Ga. 30303-3461
    or Fax to: 404 730-8839
  5. You should mail or fax the application at least two weeks before an election, but if you miss that date, send it in anyway.
  6. When the Ballot is received, fill out, sign and return it to Fulton County Registration and Elections. The Ballot requires extra postage — it usually requires 2 stamps to send it back to the County.


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