Georgia Registration DEADLINE to Vote October 9, 2012

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When: September 28, 2012 2:00PM - 6:00PM EST

Where: The Palace 
4855 Old National Highway
College Park, GA 30337 

***EX FELONS CAN VOTE TOO!

Registering to Vote
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/voting_information.htm#Voter Registration Deadline 

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

Also, you may not register to vote if you are currently:

  • Serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony
  • Judicially determined to be mentally incompetent
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 which is October 9, 2012. 

To see if you are already registered to vote, click here http://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/.  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.


Voter Registration

Georgia citizens have access to several convenient methods of registering to vote including attending the voter registration drive on 9/28/12 (voteinthehood):

  • Download and complete a voter registration application.
  • Contact 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.
  • E-mail your request for a voter registration form to us, or write us at Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division, Suite 802 Floyd West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1505. Please include your name and mailing address.
  • Registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license at Department of Motor Vehicle Safety drivers license posts.
  • 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.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a), (b), to enhance voting opportunities for every American and to remove the vestiges of discrimination which have historically resulted in lower voter registration rates of minorities and persons with disabilities. The NVRA has brought new voices to the political process by making it easier for all Americans to exercise their fundamental right to vote.

Note: Voter registration is a county function. Georgia counties issue voter registration cards after reviewing and processing applications.