To use the Online Voter Registration System, you must have a valid driver’s license or identification card issued by GA Department of Driver Services (DDS) with signature on file with DDS. You may use this system to (1) Register to vote in Georgia or (2) change your name and/or address on your current registration record.
If you do not have a valid driver’s license or identification card, the Online Voter Registration System will walk you through how to manually submit a paper registration.
Printable form (English PDF) or follow the instructions to manually submit a paper form in the Online Voter Registration System.
Refer to the box below for information on ID requirements.
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.
Registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license at Department of Driver Services.
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.
To make changes to your current registration record, log in to the Online Voter Registration System, which can also be accessed via My Voter Page.
Changes can also be made via the mail-in application.
Contact your local county registrar's office to cancel your registration.
To use the Online Voter Registration System, you must have a valid driver’s license or identification card issued by GA Department of Driver Services (DDS) with a signature on file with DDS.
An ID is not required for mail-in registration if you provide one of the following:
If you are submitting a registration form by mail and are registering for the first time in Georgia, you are required to submit proof of residence either with your registration form or when you vote for the first time. Proof of residence includes one of the following:
You are exempt from this requirement if you are entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or if you provide your Georgia driver's license/ID number (or the last four digits of your social security number if you do not have a driver's license/ID) on your registration form and your identifying information is verified with a state database.
Georgia law requires Georgia residents to provide photo identification when voting in person or by mail.
What IDs are acceptable?
Georgia's Voter Identification Card
If you do not have one of the six acceptable forms of photo ID, the State of Georgia offers a free ID Card. An ID card can be issued at any county registrar's office or Department of Driver Services Office free of charge.
To receive a voter identification card, the voter must provide:
If applying for or voting via an absentee ballot, the elector must provide his or her date of birth and a Georgia driver's license or identification card number OR a copy of one of the other forms of ID listed above.
Georgia Department of Driver Services
Voter ID cards can also be obtained at any county registrar's office.
2022 Scheduled Elections Calendar of Events (PDF)
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) citizens may choose to submit one application and receive one ballot for the General Primary and its Runoff (if any), as well as the General Election and its Runoff (if any).
All Georgia voters are eligible to apply for an absentee ballot.
Many organizations offer free rides to polling places. Some of these include:
Jurisdiction |
Offices/Measures That May Appear on the Ballot |
| Federal (even years) |
President/Vice-President (elected every four years; next election in 2020) Senator (elected every six years for staggered terms; next election in 2020) Representative (elected every two years) |
| State (even years) |
Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, Attorney General, Judges of Probate (elected every four years; next election in 2022) State Senator (elected every two years) State Representative (elected every two years) Statewide ballot measures |
| Municipal (odd years) |
Mayor Clerk School Board and other boards and commissions City Council Local ballot measures |
See key dates in the Elections and Voter Registration Calendars. Dates of election for offices in the state of Georgia are held in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia, Title 21-2-9.
The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office organizes and oversees all election activity, including voter registration, municipal, state, county, and federal elections, and are accountable for investigating election fraud and enforcing state election laws.
Submit an online complaint to the Elections Division
Campaign reports are filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.
Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports and Candidate Financial Disclosure Statements are filed with the Secretary of State's office from 1998 to 2005.
Find your elected officials via the My Voter Page
1-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682) (en Español)
1-888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683) (Asian multilingual assistance)
1-844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287) (Arabic)
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