Voter Qualifications

To vote in the November 4, 2008 Election, you must register to vote by Monday, October 6, 2008. You must also update your registration if you have moved.

If you are registering for the first time in Georgia, and you register by mail, you are required to show one of the acceptable types 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.

To register to vote in the state of Georgia, you must be:

• A citizen of the United States.
• A legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote.
• At least 17 1/2 years of age.

Also, you may not register to vote if you are currently:

• Serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  
• Judicially determined to be mentally incompetent.
  

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 postmarked by the voter registration deadline.

If you are not registered to vote, register today.