Vote in Person
The information provided here applies to a majority of Georgia voters. If you have special circumstances or if you want to confirm your voting plan works, you can always call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 to get support!
Find Your Polling Place
You can vote in the upcoming election as long as you are registered by October 6th. You have to vote in the county you’re registered in.
Find your Early Vote (October 14th – October 31st) and Election Day (November 4th) voting locations by entering your registration address below.
How to Vote In Person
If you were registered to vote by October 6th, you can vote in person. You must vote in the county in which you are registered, and you will need photo identification in order to vote at the polls.
List of valid IDs for voting in person
- A Georgia driver’s license, including an expired one.
- Free Georgia Voter ID card.
- You can request a free voter ID card at your county elections office or Department of Driver Services Office.
- Valid Student ID from a Georgia Public College, University, or Technical College.
- You can check the list of eligible Georgia colleges and universities here.
- Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the federal government, state of Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of the state of Georgia.
- Valid U.S. passport.
- Valid U.S. military photo ID containing your photograph.
- Valid tribal photo ID containing your photograph.
Smartphones are not allowed to be used once you enter the polling place; if you want to refer to notes such as a sample ballot, it must be printed or handwritten ahead of time.
If you are 75 or older or have a physical disability, you are entitled to go to the front of the line (if there is one) between the hours of 9:30am and 4:30pm on Election Day. During Early Voting, these hours might be expanded; you can ask a poll worker for additional details.
In addition, voters with disabilities should have the option to use an accessible voting machine that will allow them to vote independently. If you experience any accessibility challenges while voting, call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 to report the issue.
You are also entitled to receive assistance from another person. You can bring or ask anyone to help you, except for the following categories of people: your employer; your labor union representative or other union official; a candidate on the ballot or a family member of a candidate on the ballot.
Voting During Early Vote
During Early Vote, you can vote at any polling place within the county in which you’re registered, and every county offers at least one Early Voting site in the weeks leading up to an election.
Early Vote for this Fall’s General Election will run from Tuesday, October 14th through Friday, October 31st. The total number of locations, weekend voting, and hours of operation will vary by county and even from location to location.
Once voting starts you can check with your County Elections Offices, visit IWillVote.com, or call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 to find out where and when you can Early Vote.
Early Vote Frequently Asked Questions
What time do the polls close?
Times differ by county, Early Voting location, and date. Follow the instructions above to find the specific times for Early Voting locations in your county.
No matter what time a polling location closes, if you’re in line by closing time you’ll be allowed to vote. If you’re in line, stay in line!
The poll worker tells me I’m not registered. What should I do?
If you know you registered to vote before October 6th in the county in which you are trying to vote, ask the poll worker to look you up on the supplemental voter list.
If you would be able to come back another day during Early Vote, it’s possible this issue can be corrected with the elections office and you’ll be able to vote a regular ballot. If it’s the end of Early Vote or you won’t be able to return to the polls, you should insist on voting a provisional ballot. Regardless, call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 for more assistance.
Can I still vote in person if I applied for an absentee ballot?
Yes, you can, even if you already sent in your completed absentee ballot. As long as the elections office has not received and accepted your absentee ballot, you can choose to vote in person.
If you have your absentee ballot in your possession, take it with you to the polls and give it to the poll worker. The poll worker will dispose of your old ballot and let you vote at the polling place.
If you do not have your absentee ballot in your possession (for example, you have not received it yet, or you’ve misplaced it), that’s okay too – simply tell the poll worker you applied for one, but that you’d like to vote in person instead. The poll worker will ask you to sign a form where you swear you haven’t voted, and then you’ll be permitted to vote in person. If you already sent in the ballot but the county hasn’t yet received and accepted it, you can cancel the ballot and vote in person.
When I went to vote early, why did I have to sign a form referencing absentee ballots?
One of the way Georgia characterizes Early Vote in their elections systems is “absentee voting in person.” Your in-person vote will show up in MVP under your absentee ballot history, but this is normal and nothing to worry about!
Voting on Election Day
On Election Day (Tuesday, November 4th), you must vote at your assigned precinct. All precincts are open from 7:00am – 7:00pm across Georgia.
You can find your Election Day polling place using Georgia’s MVP, by contacting your County Elections Office, visiting IWillVote.com, or by calling or texting the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816.
- Click here to visit MVP.
- Click here to visit IWillVote.com.
- Click here to find your County Elections Office’s contact details.
To find your Election Day polling place on MVP, login using your name, county you’re registered in, and date of birth. Click “My Voting Location” in the top navigation bar or scroll down to see your assigned precinct.
Election Day Frequently Asked Questions
What time do the polls close?
Polls close at 7:00pm on Election Day. All voters in line by 7:00pm must be allowed to vote. If you’re in line, stay in line!
The poll worker tells me I’m not registered. What should I do?
If you know you registered to vote before October 6th, ask the poll worker to look you up on the supplemental voter list.
If the poll worker still cannot find you, you should insist on voting a provisional ballot. You can also call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 for real-time assistance.
The poll worker tells me I’m at the wrong location. What should I do?
It depends.
Is it before 5:00pm? Before 5:00pm, you must vote at your assigned polling place. If you cast a provisional ballot before 5:00pm at a polling place other than your assigned precinct, it will not count. Ask the poll worker where your assigned precinct is, look it up on MVP using the instructions above, or contact the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816.
Is it after 5:00pm? After 5:00pm, you can vote a provisional ballot as long as you’re at a polling place in the county in which you’re registered. (If you’re in the wrong county, that provisional ballot won’t count.) You will have to sign a form saying that you could not get to your correct precinct in time to vote, then you’ll be able to vote at your current location with a provisional ballot.
If you need to talk through your options, call or text the Voter Protection Hotline immediately for real-time assistance: 888-730-5816.
Should I vote a provisional ballot?
We want all eligible voters to be able to cast a regular ballot. However if you are told you are not eligible to vote, try and work out the issue with the poll worker. If you can’t work it out, insist on voting a provisional ballot (unless you are told you are at the wrong precinct before 5pm, in which case call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 for assistance).
If you are informed that you must vote using a provisional ballot for any reason other than being at the wrong precinct, it’s best to stay where you are and vote the provisional ballot. Ask the poll worker for any instructions you may need to follow in order to “cure” the provisional ballot after Election Day so that it will be counted. Call or text the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 as soon as possible if you vote a provisional ballot–we can help you cure your ballot.
The poll worker must allow you to vote a provisional ballot if you ask for one. If a poll worker refuses to issue a provisional ballot, report the incident to the Voter Protection Hotline at 888-730-5816 as soon as possible.
Can I still vote in person if I applied for an absentee ballot?
Yes, you can, even if you already sent in your completed absentee ballot. As long as the elections office has not received and accepted your absentee ballot, you can choose to vote in person.
If you have your absentee ballot in your possession, take it with you to the polls and give it to the poll worker. The poll worker will dispose of your old ballot and let you vote at the polling place.
If you do not have your absentee ballot in your possession (for example, you have not received it yet, or you’ve misplaced it), that’s okay too – simply tell the poll worker you applied for one, but that you’d like to vote in person instead. The poll worker will ask you to sign a form where you swear you haven’t voted, and then you’ll be permitted to vote in person. If you already sent in the ballot but the county hasn’t yet received and accepted it, you can cancel the ballot and vote in person.