Elections & Registrations

2026 Important Dates to Remember
12/26/25 – First Day anyone can request an Absentee by Mail Ballot for the March Special Election
02/01/26 – Last Day to Publish Qualifying Fees for 2026 Elections
02/09/26 – Last day to Pulish Advance Voting Notice for March Special Elections
02/16/26 – First Day to mail out Absentee by mail ballots
02/16/26 – Last Day to Register to vote for the March Special Election
02/16/26 – Last Day to Issue a call for the March Special Election
02/20/26 – Last Day to Conduct L&A Testing for AIP Voting
02/23/26 – First Day of Early Voting for March Special Election
02/28/26 – Saturday Voting
03/06/26  – Last Day to Request an Absentee by mail ballot
03/07/26 – Saturday Voting
03/02 – (9am) through 03/06 (noon) Qualifying week for May Primary & November General Elections
03/06/26 – (2pm) Post Names of candidates by party for May Primary /Nonpartisan Election
03/09/26 – Deadline for Political Party to certify candidates for May Primary
03/13/26 – Last Day of Advance voting for March Special
03/14/26 – Last day to conduct L&A testing for March Special election
03/17/26 -Election Day
03/23/26 – Last day to Certify March election
04/16/26 – March reconciliation report due
04/20/26 – Last Day to register to vote for May election
04/24/26 –  Last day to conduct L&A testing for AIP voting for May Primary
04/27/26 – First Day of AIP voting for may Primary
05/02/26 – Saturday voting
05/08/26 – Last Day to request absentee ballot for May Primary
05/09/26 –  Saturday Voting
05/15/26 – Last Day of AIP voting
05/16/26 – Last day to conduct L&A testing for May primary
05/19/26 –  Election Day
05/26/26 –  Certification of May Election Due
05/28/28 thru 06/01/26 – Statewide Audit
08/17/26 – First day to request an absentee by mail ballot for November General election
09/19/26  – Post Sample Ballots
09/28/26 – Last day to publish AIP notice for November
10/05/26 – Lst day to register to vote in the November election
10/10/26 – Deadline to conduct L&A testing for AIP voting
10/13/26 – First day of AIP voting
10/17/26 – Saturday voting
10/24/26 – Saturday voting
10/23/26 –  Deadline to request absentee ballot
10/30/26 – Last day of AIP voting
10/31/26 – Last day to conduct L&A testing
11/3/26 – Election Day
11/09/26 – Last day to certify November general election
11/13 thru 11/17 – Statewide Audit
12/03/26 – November Reconciliation Report due

• Absentee voting by mail begins 45 days prior to a statewide, countywide, or federal general election and whenever ballots are available for special elections.
• It begins at least 28 days prior to a municipal general election.
• Absentee voting can be done in person at the voter registration office or by mail 21 days prior to the election.
• An absentee ballot application is required to vote by mail. Unlike in the past, no reason for absentee voting is required.
• An application can be obtained by contacting the voter registration office, online, mailed, faxed, or hand delivered to the registration office.
• The absentee voting application is also located on the left side of the page.
• Also, Saturday voting is now in effect for elections involving state or federal candidates. Saturday voting is available 2 Saturdays before the election from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the courthouse.
• The last day to obtain an absentee ballot is the Friday before the election. No ballots are issued on the Monday prior to the election.

The voter must provide the following to receive a card:

• A photo identity document  or approved non-photo identity document that includes full legal name and date of birth;
• Documentation showing the voter’s date of birth
• Evidence that the applicant is a registered Georgia voter; and
• Documentation showing the applicant’s name and residential address.

The voter identification card is provided for voting purposes only. Click HERE for more information.

• A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
• A valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including one issued by the Department 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 photo ID
• Valid tribal photo ID

If you do not have one of these acceptable forms of ID, a Georgia Voter Identification card is available FREE of charge in the county registrar’s office or the Department of Driver Services office

• BLOODWORTH #02 -22367 US HWY 441N MCINTYRE, GA 31054
• GRIFFIN #03 -2194 US HWY 441 S IRWINTON, GA 31042
• HIGHHILL #04 -4630 STUCKEY ROAD DANVILLE, GA 31017
• IRWINTON #05 -207 W MAIN STREET IRWINTON, GA 31042
• IVEY #06 -100 GORDON MCINTYRE ROAD IVEY, GA 31031
• LORD #07 – 159 MAIN STREET TOOMSBORO, GA 31090
• MIDWAY #08 -127 HIGH HILL STREET IRWINTON, GA 31042
• RAMAH #10 -108 ELAM STREET GORDON, GA 31031
• TURKEY CREEK #11 -1475 ALLEN AVENUE ALLENTOWN, GA 31003

You Must be:

• A resident of the county in which you are registering
• 17 1/2 year of age and 18 to vote
• A citizen of the United States

You may NOT register if you:

• Have been convicted of a felony and you are currently serving your sentence, this includes any fines and probation.
• Have been declared mentally incompetent by a judge.

** Warning:  Any person who registers to vote knowing that such person does not possess the qualifications required by law, who registers under any name other than such person’s own name, or who knowingly gives false information in registering shall be guilty of a felony.  O.C.G.A. 21-2-561

Voting Precinct Map with Polling Locations