How To Vote In Georgia 2020

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Hello Georgia!

If you want to be able to
vote in November,

you’re going to have to register first.

You can check using the link below

to see if you’re registered already.

If you’re not,

or if you’ve moved or changed your
name since the last time you voted,

you can use that same link to
fill out a registration application.

For those of you who have a valid
Georgia driver’s license,

you’ll be able to enter that license
number and submit the form online.

If you don’t have a Georgia license,

they’ll ask you to print it out,
sign it and mail it in.Like, with a stamp.

I know it’s annoying, but it’s important,
so do it anyway.

The deadline to register is October 5th

if you want to vote in the general
election on November 3rd.

So once you’re registered,

you have a couple different
options for how you can vote.

Anyone in Georgia can vote by mail,

otherwise known as voting absentee,
for any reason.

All you have to do is download the
form in the link below,

fill it out and mail it to your County
Board of Registrar’s office

here’s a link to all their addresses
in the description.

technically Georgia accepts absentee
ballot requests up until October 30th

but the sooner you apply to vote
absentee the sooner you get your

ballot and the longer that you will have
to look it over and make your decisions

and mail it back before November 3rd
you can also vote early in person

October 12th through 30th the

hours and locations vary by county but all
counties are required to allow you to

vote early on at least one Saturday if
voting on the weekend is easier for you

there's a link in the description where
you can just select your county

and it will tell you when and
where you can go

vote early if you really want all the
excitement or voting in person

on November 3rd though you can find out
where to go to vote using the same link

Polls are open from 7am to 7pm statewide.
You’ll need to bring an ID with you.

They’ll accept a driver’s license, state ID,
passport, military ID or tribal ID.

If you don’t have any of those forms of
identification,

you can get a free voter ID card at your
County Registrar’s office or the DMV.

The hours that those offices are open can vary,
and you’ll also need a birth certificate

and a proof of address to get one,
so if you need free voter ID,

start working on that now.

if you want to see everything
that you’ll be able to vote for,

there’s a link below to where you can
find your sample ballot-

it’s the same link that you’ll use to
register and check your voting location.

This gives you a chance to research
the candidates

for your local elections ahead of time.

You don’t have to vote for every item on
the ballot if you don’t want to,

but if you do want to have an impact on
those important local elections,

it’s really helpful to know what’s going
to be on there

before you walk into the voting booth.

If you want, you can print one out
and bring it to the polls with you

so you can remember how you want to vote.

One last thing: if you’re going to vote

open up your notes app or grab a piece
of paper and make a plan.

Write down when and how you’re going to register,

what time you’re gonna vote,
how you’re gonna get there,

what ID you’re going to use,

even who you’re
going to bring to the polls with you.

Having a plan is a great way to make sure

hat nothing unexpected stops you from
voting on November 3rd.

All the links you need to check
your registration

and polling location will
be in the description.

Thanks for voting.

How To Vote in Every State is produced
by Complexly

in partnership with The MediaWise
Voter Project,

which is led by The Poynter Institute and
supported by Facebook.