Registration

1. Download the voter registration application here, print, sign, and complete.

• Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety Driver's Services
• Department of Human Resources' Public Assistance Offices (WICS, DFACS, Rehab)
• Public Libraries
• Recruitment Offices
• County courthouses and city halls
• Elections and Voter Registration Office
• Colleges and high schools for students and personnel

• Be at least 17 ½ years old to register, 18 years old to vote
• Be a legal resident of the county in which you register
• Be a citizen of the United States
• Not be serving a sentence for a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
• Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge.
• In the State of Georgia, you do not have to register by political party to vote in the 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 received by our office on or before the voter registration deadline.

If you are registering for the first time in Georgia, federal legislation mandates that you must submit one of the six appropriate pieces 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, or
• by showing one of the 6 pieces of acceptable identification or one of the other four pieces which may be used  one time by the first-time registered voter. 

• Valid Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
• Valid photo ID card issued by any entity of the state of Georgia, any other state, or the U.S. , including one issued by the Department of Driver Services or your county registrar’s office
• Valid U.S. Passport
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state.
• Valid U.S. Military ID card with Photo
• Valid Tribal ID with photo

In order to get a FREE Georgia Voter Identification Card, a voter will need to provide the following:

1. A photo identity document, or a non-photo identity document showing the voter’s full legal name and date of birth; and
2. Documentation showing voter’s date of birth; and
3. Evidence that voter is registered to vote in Georgia; and
4. Documentation showing voter’s name and address of principal residence.

The precinct card sent to you to acknowledge your voter registration is not acceptable identification.

1. Download the Cancellation form here, print, sign, and complete.