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Frequently
Asked Questions
What are the requirements to become
a registered voter?
Where can I obtain a registration
application?
When can I register to vote or make changes
to my registration?
How do I update my personal information?
Where do I go to vote?
What
type of identification is required to vote?
What are
the requirements to vote by absentee? What
are the requirements to become a registered voter?
- Be a
citizen of the United States
- Be a legal resident of Georgia
- Be
at least 17 1/2 years of age (at least 18 years of age to vote)
- Not be
serving a sentence for a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
-
Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge
Where
can I obtain a registration application?
- Click
here, or go to Secretary of State Website - www.sos.state.ga.us - The form
can be completed and mailed to the indicated address. An original signature is
required on a voter registration application.
- DeKalb County Voter Registration
and Election Office
4380 Memorial Drive Suite 300 Decatur, GA 30032 - DeKalb
County Public Libraries
- Fire Stations
- DeKalb County Housing Authority
- Various Churches & Other Locations
(Call 404-298-4020 for a Listing
of Nearby Locations)
When
can I register to vote or make changes to my registration?
You may register
to vote the day you become a DeKalb County resident, provided your registration
is at least 30 days prior to any Primary or General Election.For a called special
election, you may register five days after the election is advertised in the county
newspaper. If you move
Within DeKalb
County, notify us by mail, by FAX 404-298-4038 (include your date of birth and
signature) or in person at any registration site in DeKalb County at least 30
days prior to an election. To DeKalb County from another Georgia county
or state, you may register by mail or in person at any registration site in DeKalb
County at least 30 days prior to an election. Voter Registration is not transferable.
You must complete a new registration form and original signature is required. If
you change your name
Notify us by mail, by FAX (include your date of
birth and signature) or in person at any registration site in DeKalb County at
least 30 days prior to an election Back
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personal information?
You may do one of the following: - Complete
a voter registration application form with the new information.
- Return
your precinct card to us with the new information.
- Simply write us a
note indicating the change, i.e. address, name
As long as the change
is within DeKalb County, you may either mail or FAX 404-298-4038 the information
to us. In all cases, a signature is required.
Where
do I go to vote?
For information on where to vote on election day,
contact the DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office at 404-298-4020
or click here.
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Top What
type of identification is required to vote?
Any voter who appears in
person at the absentee/advance poll, or the poll on Election Day must present
one of several forms of identification before being allowed to cast a ballot on
the Direct Recording Electronic voting units. The forms that may be presented
are: - A Georgia driver's license which was properly issued by
the appropriate state agency
- A valid Georgia voter identification card
or other valid identification card issued by branch, department, agency, or entity
of the State of Georgia, any other state or the United States provided such identification
card contains a photograph of the voter
- A valid United State passport
- A
valid employee identification containing a photograph issued by any branch, department,
agency or entity of the United State government, any state, county, municipality,
board or authority
- A valid United State military identification card
with a photograph
- A valid tribal identification card with photograph.
Voters
who registered by mail for the first time in Georgia who did not provide identification
with the registration application may also use either a copy of a current utility
bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document
for one time only. Voters who do not have proper identification are required
to cast a provisional ballot that will only be accepted if the voter provides
the required identification to the Voter Registration and Elections office in
a timely manner (see section on Provisional Voting). Voters who cast absentee
ballots by mail are not required to provide identification, unless they are a
first time voter who registered by mail. What
are the requirements to vote by absentee?
Any qualified voter may request
an absentee ballot by mail without having to provide a reason or identification.
In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be returned through the U.S. mail
or delivered by the voter in person. For additional information, please call our
office at (404) 298-4020. An absentee ballot application is required for
each election. You may obtain an application for an absentee ballot from our office
or on our website. If you are physically disabled or 75 years of age or older,
you may choose to submit one application and receive a ballot for the primary,
general and any run-off elections resulted thereof by so indicating on the form.
This would not include special elections which would require their own applications. However,
when voting absentee in person, a reason will still be required, except for the
week of Advance Voting as explained below. Identification is always required when
voting in person. Further, the Absentee Poll will NOT be open the Monday before
an election. The HAVA Act passed in 2003 allows for "Advance Voting" in
person, without providing a reason, at our primary location the week before each
election, (Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Satellite locations as well as extended
hours for the General Primary and General Elections will be announced. Back
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