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You MUST register or update your voter registration by Monday, April 13, 2026 in order to be eligible to vote in the May 12, 2026 Special Election.
You can vote early in person Monday, April 20 through Friday, May 8. Please contact the: Lowndes County Election Office at (229) 671-2850 to confirm the location and hours and locations.
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Weekdays, April 20 through May 8: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturdays, April 25 and May 2: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sundays, April 26 and May 3: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Vote-by-mail ballot applications for the May 12, 2026 Special Election will only be accepted through Friday, May 1, 2026. Click here to request your vote-by-mail ballot (and note you will need a printer to sign the application by hand)
On Election Day, May 12, 2026, you MUST vote at your assigned voting location; check your assigned voting location here.
Have questions or need help? Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Check & Update Your Voter Registration Online
Check & Update Your Voter Registration By Phone
You MUST register or update your voter registration by Monday, April 20, 2026 in order to be eligible to vote in the May 19, 2026 Election.
You can vote early in person Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 15. Check back here soon for early voting hours and locations!
Vote-by-mail ballot applications for the May 19, 2026 Election will only be accepted through Friday, May 8, 2026. Click here to request your vote-by-mail ballot (and note you will need a printer to sign the application by hand)
On Election Day, May 19, 2026, you MUST vote at your assigned voting location; check your assigned voting location here.
Have questions or need help? Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Did you vote on a paper or provisional ballot in person on Election Day or during early vote, and NOT on a voting machine? If so, you may need to take additional action (called “curing”) to make sure your vote counts.
Are you worried whether your vote was counted? You can find out on your My Voter Page!
Log into your My Voter Page and look for “Voter Participation History.” If you see the Election Day date listed, your vote counted!
If you do not see April 14, 2026 listed in your “Voter Participation History” you might be able to “cure” your ballot to ensure it counts.
Have questions or need help? Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Here is a list of upcoming elections:
To vote by mail, a voter requests a ballot by submitting an application to their local county elections office. Once the application is processed, the ballot is mailed to the voter. The voter must then complete the ballot and return it so that it is received before 7:00pm on Election Day.
Applications are only accepted between 78 days and 11 days before an election. For example, applications for the November 5, 2024 General Election were accepted from Monday, August 19, 2024 until Friday, October 25, 2024. Counties will not mail out ballots until 25 days before the election.
Make a plan to vote that works for you and vote as early as possible. You can vote in person at any early voting location in your county; on Election Day, you can vote only at your assigned precinct location.If you want to vote by mail, make sure your county receives your application as soon as possible and that you complete and return your ballot right away. Your ballot must be received by your county elections office no later than 7:00pm on Election Day.
If you have any questions, please call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Counties can begin mailing out vote-by-mail ballots 29 days before Election Day. Check your My Voter Page under the section “Absentee Ballot Portal” to verify that your application has been accepted and that your ballot was issued.If you have any questions about the status of your application or if you have not yet received your ballot, you should contact your county elections office as soon as possible or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Please contact your county elections office or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Yes in Georgia you need to put postage on your ballot before you mail it back. We recommend putting two postage stamps when mailing back your completed ballot. Be sure to read and follow the ballot instructions that come with your vote-by-mail ballot.
Are you worried that your ballot will not get to your county by Election Day? If you are able we recommend that you drop it off.
Ballots must be RECEIVED by 7:00pm on Election Day. We recommend returning it to a drop box, mailing your ballot to your county elections office at least 7 days before Election Day, or bringing it in person to your county elections office before 7:00pm on Election Day.
After returning your ballot, check your My Voter Page to ensure that your ballot was received and accepted. If you have questions about how or when to return your ballot please call or text the Election Protection Hotline right away at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
Every county in Georgia has at least one (1) vote-by-mail ballot drop box where you can return your completed ballot. You may only return your ballot to a drop box in your county.
Drop boxes are inside early voting locations or inside county elections offices. Drop boxes are only open during specific hours, so you will need to confirm the hours available before going to the drop box. Drop boxes close the Friday before Election Day.
If you need to return your completed ballot after that you must return it in person to your county elections office.
Yes! Voters may receive assistance from anyone with the following relationship: mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or an individual residing in the household of the voter. In addition, disabled voters can receive assistance from a caregiver and any of the relations listed above. In other words, if it's just easier for your mom to turn in your ballot with hers, then that's fine!
No, you can only return your ballot within the county where you are a registered voter.
Maybe, it depends on your municipality/county. You should contact your county elections office to confirm the location and hours during which you can return your ballot. You must return it before 7:00pm on Election Day.
Contact your county elections office or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance. And don’t worry, you can still vote in person during early voting or on Election Day instead! If you can, bring your “un-voted” ballot to your polling location so that your ballot can be canceled and you can vote on the machines.
If you don’t have your ballot, you can sign an affidavit at your polling place to cancel your ballot and you will be able to vote in person.
Log into your My Voter Page and look for “Absentee Ballot Portal” to verify that your ballot has been received and accepted. If your ballot does not have a received date or if the status does not read “Accepted,” please immediately contact your county elections office or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
If you requested a ballot but didn’t receive it or need to vote in person, YES, you can still vote in person during early voting or on Election Day. If you can, bring your “un-voted” ballot to your polling location so that your ballot can be canceled and you can vote on the machines. If you don’t have your “un-voted” ballot, you can sign an affidavit at your polling place to cancel your ballot and you will be able to vote in person.
Yes. Here are acceptable forms of ID for in-person voting:
Check your polling location on My Voter Page or call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Polls open at 7:00am on Election Day and close at 7:00pm, so get to your voting location as soon as you can. If you are in line by 7:00 pm when the polls close, stay in line! You must be allowed to vote if you are in line by 7:00pm - it's the law.
ATTENTION ATLANTA VOTERS! For City of Atlanta voters your assigned voting location is open from 7:00am-8:00pm on Election Day. If you are in line by 8:00pm when the polls close, you can stay in line to vote. This is ONLY for City of Atlanta voters.
Free rides are available in some locations! You can call or text the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda at 877-524-VOTE (877-524-8683) or visit their website at RideToThePoll.com.
Maybe, it depends on your municipality/county. You should contact your county elections office to confirm the location and hours during which you can return your ballot. You must return it before 7:00pm on Election Day.
It depends. A law passed in 2021, by the Georgia state legislature, changed the rules around provisional voting on Election Day in Georgia. If it is before 5:00pm on Election Day you will not be allowed to vote provisionally at a polling location different from your assigned polling location. If it is after 5:00pm on Election Day you can vote at a polling location different from your assigned polling location but the poll worker will ask you to sign a form that says you are not able to get to your assigned Election Day polling location. We recommend that you look up your assigned Election Day polling place on the My Voter Page.
Log into your My Voter Page and look for “Absentee Ballot Portal” to verify that your ballot has been received and accepted. If your ballot does not have a received date or if the status does not read “Accepted,” please immediately contact your county elections office or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for assistance.
If you requested a ballot but didn’t receive it or need to vote in person, YES, you can still vote in person during early voting or on Election Day. If you can, bring your “un-voted” ballot to your polling location so that your ballot can be canceled and you can vote on the machines. If you don’t have your “un-voted” ballot, you can sign an affidavit at your polling place to cancel your ballot and you will be able to vote in person.
If no candidate receives a majority of votes (50% + 1 vote), the two candidates with the most votes will be in a runoff election.
The deadline to register for a Runoff Election is 30 days before the election date of which the Runoff Election is taking place. For example, to vote in the December 2, 2025 Runoff Election, which addresses contests from the November 4, 2025 election, you must be registered by October 6, 2025. This registration deadline applies to both the November 4 and December 2 elections. The deadline to register for any Runoff Election is 30 days before its election date.
Yes, but there is a very tight turnaround. So apply for your vote-by-mail ballot ASAP and see the below “Vote-By-Mail (also known as Absentee or Mail-In Voting) FAQs” and “Completing and Returning Your Ballot FAQs” for all the details.
Yes, all eligible registered voters in Georgia that are registered within a district with a runoff contest, are able to vote in the Runoff Election even if you didn’t vote in the preceding election.
Yes, in counties with a runoff you can vote early. Early voting will take place in every county that has runoff elections the Monday through Friday preceding the Runoff election date, though some counties may begin early voting earlier.
You must vote at your assigned polling place in the county where you are registered; check your assigned voting location here.
Georgia law requires voters to present an acceptable form of photo identification when voting in person. This law applies to all forms of in-person voting, including early voting. Here are acceptable forms of ID for in-person voting:
If you do not have an acceptable form of ID, you can obtain a free voter ID card. You can get this card from:
The Georgia Department of Driver Services
Your county registrar’s office
To obtain a free voter ID card, you must provide:
If you do not have an acceptable form of photo ID at the time of voting, you can vote a provisional ballot. You will then have three days after the election to present an acceptable form of ID to your county registrar’s office for your vote to be counted.
For absentee voting, Georgia requires voters to provide the number from their Georgia driver’s license or state ID card when applying for an absentee ballot. If the voter does not have a Georgia driver’s license or state ID, they can provide the last four digits of their Social Security number.
If you need help getting or replacing an ID, please call or text VoteRiders at 866-ID-2-VOTE (866-432-8683).
A challenge is when one voter formally questions another voter’s eligibility to vote in a given county or given election. A Mass Challenge is the term used to describe when one voter in a Georgia county challenges dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of other voters in their county at once. Challenges are submitted to county election officials, in each of Georgia’s 159 counties.While Mass Challenges have a long history in Georgia, Georgia lawmakers made it clear that they supported the practice of Mass Challenges by passing laws in 2021 (SB 202) and again in 2024 to make the practice easier for Challengers. Georgia has become the site of more Mass Challenges than any other state.
Click here to see a full breakdown on how the voter challenge process works.
First off- if you receive a letter or hear you may have been challenged – that DOES NOT mean you have been removed from the voter rolls and can no longer vote. It just means you need to provide additional documentation to prove you’re able to vote.
The process for notifying voters who have been challenged is not standard across the state. However, you should receive a letter in the mail from your county elections office.
The letter will give the reason you are being challenged, who in your county is challenging you, and the date/time/location of the hearing for the challenge. It may also tell you what type of information or documentation you need to bring to your challenge hearing.
As a challenged voter, you have the right “to be heard” — that is, the right to a hearing at your county Board of Elections. If you cannot make the hearing, you should be able to submit your information to the elections office instead of attending a hearing in person. You should call your local elections office to see what options you have.
Phone numbers to county elections offices can be found here: Click here to find the contact information for your county elections office.
You can always call the Election Protection Hotline for questions or support, or if you cannot get additional information from your county officials, please contact the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
The people who bring mass challenges often rely on unreliable sources of information to bring a large number of challenges at once.If you receive a letter or hear you may have been challenged, this DOES NOT mean you have been removed from the voter rolls and can no longer vote. It just means you need to provide additional documentation to prove you’re able to vote.
Click here to see a full breakdown on how the voter challenge process works.
Contact your county elections office as soon as you can.
Click here to find the contact information for your county elections office.
Unfortunately, there is no one standard way that counties notify voters when voter's eligibility are are challenged, but since challenges are brought directly to the county elections office, they should be able to tell you definitively if your voter status is being challenged by another person. If you have additional questions or cannot get additional information from your county officials, please contact the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
There are a number of resources that can supply you with information about Mass Challenges. A few of those are:
• Brennan Center for Justice Mass Voter Challenges and List Maintenance in Georgia
• WABE Mass Voter Challenges Explained
In addition, you can click here to find the information to contact your local county officials.
Finally: If you have additional questions or cannot get information from your county officials, you can always contact the Election Protection Hotline number at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). If you want to share your story with Fair Fight Action, email Story@FairFightAction.com
A provisional ballot is a paper ballot that is used when a voter’s eligibility is in question, such as:
If you vote by provisional ballot, the poll worker should provide instructions and some paperwork for you to complete. You can check the status of your provisional ballot to see if it was accepted. You do this by checking on the My Voter Page.
If your ballot is not marked as “accepted” you should immediately contact your county to make sure your vote counts.Click here to find the contact information for your county elections office. If you have additional questions or cannot get additional information from your county officials, please call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
PLEASE ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE because if you need to provide ID or something else to your county you will only have until 5pm on Friday after Election Day to do so to ensure your vote counts.
Are you worried whether your vote was counted? YOU CAN FIND OUT ON YOUR MY VOTER PAGE!
Log into your My Voter Page and look for “Voter Participation History” and if you see “NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - GENERAL ELECTION” listed, your vote counted!
If you do not see the election date listed in your “Voter Participation History”, you might be able to “cure” your ballot to ensure it counts.
You can still vote. When you vote, whether in person or with a vote-by-mail ballot, your registration status will be changed to “active”.
Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) to help confirm where you are registered.
You can find your Election Day voting location under “My Voting Location” and your state and federal districts under “My Districts & Elected Officials”.
Yes, there are resources to help! Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Each person’s situation is unique. Visit Georgia Justice Project to find out more about the voting eligibility of people with criminal records in Georgia or call or text the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
Georgia law mandates accessible polling places. Accommodations include:
Accessible Voting Machines: Features such as headsets for audio ballots, large controls, and sip-and-puff devices.
Visual Impairment Support: Use an app to read your ballot. Delete any ballot photos before leaving
Yes, Georgia law requires all polling places to be fully accessible with trained poll workers. Disabled voters can move to the front of the line between 9:30am and 4:30pm.
Yes, you can get help from:
A person of your choice (excluding employers, union agents, or candidates and their family members).
Poll workers trained to assist with voting needs.
No, voters 75 years or older or those with disabilities can vote immediately at the next available booth without waiting.
Georgia’s voting system includes:
Audio Tactile Interface (ATI): Handheld controller, sip and puff device, or paddle device.
Seated Voting:
Touchscreen units for voting while seated.
Visual Mode: Use accessibility devices to navigate the visual display.
Audio Mode: Use headphones to navigate an audio ballot.
All configurable options reset to default at the start of each new voting session.
For more information, please visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s Voting Assistance for People with Disabilities page.
