VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
STATE OF
GEORGIA
Registration Deadline The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day after the call.
6. ID Number. Your full social security number is required. Your social security number will remain confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law. The number will be used to identify and verify the identity of voters (Georgia Election Code, O.C.G.A. Ch. 21-2-219, 21-2-220, 21-2-225).
7. Choice of Party. You do not have to register with a party to take part in that partys primary, caucus or convention.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are requested to fill in this box. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).
9. Signature. To register in Georgia you must:
be a citizen of the United States
be a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you want to vote
be 18 years old within six months after the day of registration, and be 18 years old to vote
not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony
not have been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, unless the disability has been removed
Mailing address:
Elections Division
Office of the Secretary of State
1104 West Tower
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30334-1505