How do we know elections are accurate?
Georgia has several safeguards in place:
- Logic & Accuracy Testing: Every voting machine is tested using sample ballots to confirm it’s running state-certified software and tabulating votes correctly, before it ever touches a real ballot.
- County Certification (within 6 days of Election Day): Each county’s election board certifies its results. Georgia doesn’t automatically recount votes, unless one or both of the top two statewide constitutional races after county certification have a margin equal to or under 0.5%. A candidate can also request a recount if the margin is within 0.5%, and must do so within two business days of certification. Election officials can also call for a recount if they suspect an error.
- Risk-Limiting Audit: Risk-limiting audits are conducted for the top race on the ballot, a statewide race selected by the Secretary of State, and the following races if they appear on the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General. For risk-limiting audits, county election officials manually review a random sample of paper ballots to verify that the reported results are accurate.
- State Certification (within 17 days of Election Day): The Secretary of State certifies the final results.
Find Your Ballot Drop Off Location
To find location(s) and hours to return your completed vote-by-mail ballot select your county.
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In-Person
Effingham
Location(s)
Effingham
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 754-8030
Ballot Drop Off Location
Effingham
Location(s)
Effingham
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(912) 754-8030
In-Person
Elbert
Location(s)
Elbert
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 283-2012
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elbert
Location(s)
Elbert
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 283-2012
In-Person
Emanuel
Location(s)
Emanuel
In-Person
Elections Office:
(478) 237-3471
Ballot Drop Off Location
Emanuel
Location(s)
Emanuel
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(478) 237-3471
In-Person
Evans
Location(s)
Evans
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 739-0708
Ballot Drop Off Location
Evans
Location(s)
Evans
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(912) 739-0708
In-Person
Fannin
Location(s)
Fannin
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 632-7740
Ballot Drop Off Location
Fannin
Location(s)
Fannin
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 632-7740
In-Person
Fayette
Location(s)
Fayette
In-Person
Elections Office:
(770) 305-5408
Ballot Drop Off Location
Fayette
Location(s)
Fayette
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(770) 305-5408
In-Person
Floyd
Location(s)
Floyd
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 291-5167
Ballot Drop Off Location
Floyd
Location(s)
Floyd
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 291-5167
In-Person
Forsyth
Location(s)
Forsyth
In-Person
Elections Office:
(770) 781-2118, ext. 9
Ballot Drop Off Location
Forsyth
Location(s)
Forsyth
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(770) 781-2118, ext. 9
In-Person
Franklin
Location(s)
Franklin
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 384-4390
Ballot Drop Off Location
Franklin
Location(s)
Franklin
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 384-4390
In-Person
Fulton
Location(s)
Fulton
In-Person
Elections Office:
(404) 612-3816
Ballot Drop Off Location
Fulton
Location(s)
Fulton
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(404) 612-3816
In-Person
Gilmer
Location(s)
Gilmer
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 635-4617
Ballot Drop Off Location
Gilmer
Location(s)
Gilmer
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 635-4617
In-Person
Glascock
Location(s)
Glascock
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 598-2811
Ballot Drop Off Location
Glascock
Location(s)
Glascock
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 598-2811
In-Person
Glynn
Location(s)
Glynn
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 554-7060
In-Person
Dawson
Dawson County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office
96 Academy Avenue, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Dawson
Dawson County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office
96 Academy Avenue, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
McDuffie
Dearing Community Center
4614 Augusta Hwy, Dearing, GA 30808
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In-Person
Decatur
Decatur County Courthouse Annex
122 W. Water Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Decatur
Decatur County Courthouse Annex
122 W. Water Street, Bainbridge, GA 39817
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Douglas
Deer Lick Park
2105 Mack Road, Douglasville, GA 30135
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
In-Person
DeKalb
DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office
4380 Memorial Dr., Suite 500 , Decatur, GA 30032
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
DeKalb
DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office
4380 Memorial Dr., Suite 500 , Decatur, GA 30032
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Paulding
Dianne Wright Innovation Center
40 Bethel Church Rd #5431, Hiram, GA 30141
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Dodge
Dodge County Elections Office
5016 Courthouse Circle, Eastman, GA 31023
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Dodge
Dodge County Elections Office
5016 Courthouse Circle, Eastman, GA 31023
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 9:00 AM -5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Douglas
Dog River Library
6100 Highway 5, Douglasville, GA 30135
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
In-Person
Dooly
Dooly County Board of Elections and Registration
402 Hawkinsville Highway, Vienna, GA 31092
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Dooly
Dooly County Board of Elections and Registration
402 Hawkinsville Highway, Vienna, GA 31092
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Dougherty
Dougherty County Voter Registration & Elections
222 Pine Avenue, Second Floor, Suite 220, Albany, GA 31701
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Wed, Oct 21: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu, Oct 22: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Wed, Oct 28: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu, Oct 29: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Douglas
Douglas County Courthouse
8700 Hospital Drive, 1st Floor, Douglasville, GA 30134
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Douglas
Douglas County Courthouse
8700 Hospital Drive, 1st Floor, Douglasville, GA 30134
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
DeKalb
Dunwoody Library
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
DeKalb
Dunwoody Library
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Early
Early County Board of Elections and Registration
17 McDonald Ave, Blakely, GA 39823
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Early
Early County Board of Elections and Registration
17 McDonald Ave, Blakely, GA 39823
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Cobb
East Cobb Government Service Center
4400 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Cobb
East Cobb Government Service Center
4400 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Tattnall
East Glennville Precinct for Voting (Behind Glennville City Hall Auditorium)
209 Bolton St, Glennville, GA 30427
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In-Person
Hall
East Hall Community Center
3911 P Davidson RD, Gainesville, GA 30507
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location(s) and hours information may vary and is based on the best available information. If you have any questions, please call your county elections office.