You have a right to:

• Cast your ballot free from voter intimidation.

• Cast a vote by provisional ballot if there is uncertainty regarding your registration status or voter eligibility.

• Receive assistance with voting if you are unable to vote without help due to blindness, disability, illiteracy, or inability to read English 

• Choose who assists you with voting, so long as they are not your employer or union representative.

You have a right to:

• Vote and cast your ballot if you are in line by the time polls close.

• Cast your ballot free from intimidation.

• Vote and cast a regular ballot even if you are on the “inactive voters” list. In fact, voting is one of the ways an “inactive voter” can return to active status.

• Cast a vote by provisional ballot if there is uncertainty regarding your registration status or voter eligibility.

• Ask for a paper ballot if machines are down at your polling location..

• Avoid waiting in line if you are 75 years of age or older or have a disability, and are at your polling place between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tell a poll worker if you want to move to the front of the line.

• Receive assistance with voting if you are unable to vote without help due to blindness, disability, illiteracy, or inability to read English 

• Choose who assists you with voting, so long as they are not your employer or union representative.

• Vote after serving a felony conviction if you have served your entire sentence, including probation or parole, and are off-papers. Your right to vote is automatically restored once the sentence is complete.

Senate Bill 202 was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly in 2021 and brought about a number of changes to Georgia elections.

Absentee Voting Requirements:

• Voters must provide a Driver’s License number or other acceptable voter ID on their absentee ballot application.

• Requests for absentee ballots must be made at least 11 days before the election.

• Voters must use the updated absentee ballot request form.

Ballot Drop Boxes:

• Drop boxes are accessible indoors at early voting locations, during early voting hours only. 

Provisional Ballots:

• Provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct will only be counted if cast after 5 p.m.

• Voters who show up at the wrong precinct before 5 p.m. will be directed to the correct one.

• Voters should check their correct precinct before Election Day at the Georgia My Voter Page to ensure their vote is counted.

Senate Bill 189 was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly in 2024 and made significant changes to voter registration for unhoused Georgians.

SB 189 requires unhoused Georgians to:

• Register to vote using the address of their county’s election office.

• Receive all election-related mail, including absentee ballots and eligibility notices, at that address.

When voting in-person on Election Day, you will be asked to present one of the following forms of ID:

• Georgia driver’s license (even if expired)

• Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID

• Valid U.S. passport

• Valid U.S. military identification card (with photo)

• Valid tribal photo ID

• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal, Georgia, local government or other entity of the state.

• A free voter identification card issued at any county registrar's office or Department of Driver Services Office

• Unable to show one of the acceptable forms of ID?

  • You can cast a provisional ballot if you are unable to show one of the acceptable forms of ID. However, for your vote to count, you have three days after the election to present appropriate photo identification at the county registrar’s office.