Georgia 6th District residents have through Sunday, May 21, to register to vote in the highly anticipated, most expensive Congressional House race in U.S. history. The 6th District includes parts of Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb counties.
If you’re not sure if you live in the 6th District, visit MyVoter page on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. In the form on the right, enter the initial of your first name, your full last name, the county you live in, and your date of birth. Note that the form is asking for your “county,” not “country.”
Click the “Submit” button and the system will show you your:
- Voter registration status
- District you live in
- Poll location
- Early voting locations
- Elected Officials
- Registration information on file with the county office
- Mail-in application and ballot status
- Sample ballot for the upcoming election
- Provisional ballot status
Eligibility requirements to register to vote in Georgia
You can register if you are:
- A United States citizen
- A legal resident of a Georgia county
- At least 17 1/2 years old and 18 years old before or on Election Day
Even if you meet these requirements, you are NOT eligible to vote if you:
- Are serving a sentence for a felony conviction (you can vote again once you've completed your sentence requirements)
- Have been deemed by a judge to be mentally incompetent
Register to vote online
You can register to vote online throughout Sunday, May 21, but it might be a good precaution to register by 5:00 PM.
To register online, on
MyVoter page, select the “Register” button in the middle of the page. Follow the prompts to fill out the five-step form. You’ll need to submit identifying information.
In Georgia, acceptable ID is:
- Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free ID Card issued by your county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
- A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired
- 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. passport ID
- Valid U.S. military photo ID
- Valid tribal photo ID
- Georgia Voter ID card. More on how to obtain that card, here.
Register to vote by mail—but hurry
You can complete and mail a hard copy voter registration application, but you’ll need to ensure it’s postmarked Saturday, May 20. Note that mail is often collected by 3:00 PM on Saturdays.
Fill out your application completely and follow the directions on the form for where to mail it.
Receive your voter registration card
After you register, you should receive a voter registration card in the mail within four weeks. Election offices are hiring extra staff to ensure cards are mailed out as quickly as possible.
Your card will have your voting location information on it, but you can always find that information on
MyVoter page.
Election Day is Tuesday, June 20