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Getting Ready for Election Day

Come November 5, Americans will come together to participate in what LGBTQ activists are calling one of the most important elections of our time. Ahead of Election Day, we’ve got all the information you need to register and cast your vote – whether through absentee ballot, early, or on November 5.

Important Dates

Registration Deadline: October 7

Advance Voting: October 15 through November 1

General Election: November 5

 Getting Registered

 If you’re not yet registered to vote, you can submit an application online or by mail if you’re a U.S. citizen, a legal resident of a county, at least 18 years old, not serving a felony sentence, and haven’t been found mentally incompetent by a judge.

Register online through the Secretary of State’s online voter registration system here. Download and complete the postage-paid voter registration application here and mail it to the following address:

Secretary of State

State of Georgia

PO Box 105325

Atlanta, GA 30348-9562

Vote by Absentee Ballot

You can request your absentee ballot now through October 25, though it’s recommended that you request and submit your ballot as early as possible to give it enough time to travel through the mail. You can request your ballot online; via email, mail, or fax; or in person. You can find the steps to each process at georgia.gov/vote-absentee-ballot.

Early Voting Locations

During the Advance Voting period, Fulton County Voters can vote at any of the Fulton County Advance Voting locations noted below. Election Day, however, voters must report to their assigned Election Day polling location to cast their ballot. To find your Election Day polling place and check your registration, visit mvp.sos.ga.gov.

*denotes an absentee ballot drop box location

Alpharetta 

Alpharetta Library*

Robert F. Fulton Ocee Library

Buckhead 

Buckhead Library*

Chastain Park Recreation Center

Northside Library

Cascade 

Adams Park Library

C.T. Martin Recreation Center*

Evelyn G. Lowery Library at Cascade

College Park

Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center

East Point 

East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church*

Grant Park 

Grant Park Recreation Center

Johns Creek 

Johns Creek Environmental Campus

Northeast Spruill Oaks Library

Midtown/Virginia Highlands

High Museum

Joan P. Garner Library at Ponce de Leon

Milton 

Milton Community Center

Milton Library

Palmetto 

Palmetto Library

Roswell 

East Roswell Library*

Fulton Co. Customer Service Center at Maxwell Rd.

Roswell Library

Sandy Springs 

Heritage Hall at Sandy Springs

North Fulton Service Center

Sandy Springs Library*

South Atlanta 

Louise Watley Library at Southeast Atlanta

Metropolitan Library

South Fulton 

Gladys S. Dennard Library at South Fulton

South Fulton Service Center

Southwest Arts Center

Welcome All Recreation Center

Wolf Creek Library*

Union City 

Elections Hub

Etris-Darnell Community

Fairburn Annex

Westside 

     Northwest Library at Scotts Crossing