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
Liberty
Location(s)
Liberty
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 876-3310
Ballot Drop Off Location
Liberty
Location(s)
Liberty
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(912) 876-3310
In-Person
Lincoln
Location(s)
Lincoln
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 359-6126
Ballot Drop Off Location
Lincoln
Location(s)
Lincoln
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 359-6126
In-Person
Long
Location(s)
Long
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 545-2234
Ballot Drop Off Location
Long
Location(s)
Long
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(912) 545-2234
In-Person
Lowndes
Location(s)
Lowndes
In-Person
Elections Office:
(229) 671-2850
Ballot Drop Off Location
Lowndes
Location(s)
Lowndes
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(229) 671-2850
In-Person
Lumpkin
Location(s)
Lumpkin
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 864-6279
Ballot Drop Off Location
Lumpkin
Location(s)
Lumpkin
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 864-6279
In-Person
Macon
Location(s)
Macon
In-Person
Elections Office:
(478) 472-8520
Ballot Drop Off Location
Macon
Location(s)
Macon
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(478) 472-8520
In-Person
Madison
Location(s)
Madison
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 795-6335
Ballot Drop Off Location
Madison
Location(s)
Madison
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 795-6335
In-Person
Marion
Location(s)
Marion
In-Person
Elections Office:
(229) 649-9838
Ballot Drop Off Location
Marion
Location(s)
Marion
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(229) 649-9838
In-Person
McDuffie
Location(s)
McDuffie
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 595-2105
Ballot Drop Off Location
McDuffie
Location(s)
McDuffie
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 595-2105
In-Person
McIntosh
Location(s)
McIntosh
In-Person
Elections Office:
(912) 437-6605
Ballot Drop Off Location
McIntosh
Location(s)
McIntosh
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(912) 437-6605
In-Person
Meriwether
Location(s)
Meriwether
In-Person
Elections Office:
(706) 672-9433
Ballot Drop Off Location
Meriwether
Location(s)
Meriwether
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(706) 672-9433
In-Person
Miller
Location(s)
Miller
In-Person
Elections Office:
(229) 758-4118
Ballot Drop Off Location
Miller
Location(s)
Miller
Ballot Drop Off Location
Elections Office:
(229) 758-4118
In-Person
Mitchell
Location(s)
Mitchell
In-Person
Elections Office:
(229) 336-2018
In-Person
Pierce
Pierce County Courthouse Annex, Elections Office
312 Nichols Street, Blackshear, GA 31516
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Pierce
Pierce County Courthouse Annex, Elections Office
312 Nichols Street, Blackshear, GA 31516
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Pike
Pike County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office
81 Jackson St. , Zebulon, GA 30295
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 2 - 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
Gwinnett
Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center
4650 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30071
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Gwinnett
Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center
4650 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30071
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Polk
Polk County Elections Office
144 West Ave, Suite D, Cedartown, GA 30125
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
Chatham
Pooler City Hall
100 SW US Highway 80, Pooler, GA 31322
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In-Person
Carroll
Powell Park Community-Recreation Center
524 Leslie Drive, Villa Rica, GA 30180
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
In-Person
McDuffie
Precinct on Main (Old THS Gym)
525 Main Street, Thomson, GA 30824
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
Newton
Prospect Church at Oak Hill
6752 Highway 212, Covington, GA 30016
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In-Person
Pulaski
Pulaski County Board of Elections Office
45 S. Lumpkin Street, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
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
Pulaski
Pulaski County Board of Elections Office
45 S. Lumpkin Street, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
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
Putnam
Putnam County Board of Elections
117 Putnam Drive, Suite D, Eatonton, GA 31024
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
Putnam
Putnam County Board of Elections
117 Putnam Drive, Suite D, Eatonton, GA 31024
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
In-Person
Rabun
Rabun County Board of Elections & Registration
184 South Main Street, Suite 102, Clayton, GA 30525
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 - 6:00 PM
Ballot Drop Off Location
Rabun
Rabun County Board of Elections & Registration
185 South Main Street, Suite 102, Clayton, GA 30525
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 - 6:00 PM
Mon, Nov 2: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue, Nov 3: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Randolph
Randolph County Government Center
93 Front Street, Cuthbert, GA 39840
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
Randolph
Randolph County Government Center
93 Front Street, Cuthbert, GA 39840
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
In-Person
DeKalb
Redan-Trotti Library
1569 Wellborn Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058
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
Redan-Trotti Library
1569 Wellborn Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058
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
Hart
Reed Creek Family Life Center
2011 Reed Creek School Rd., Hartwell, GA 30643
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
In-Person
Gwinnett
Rhodes Jordan Park Community Recreation Center
100 E. Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 16: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 23: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat, Oct 24: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Oct 30: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
In-Person
Bryan
Richmond Hill Recreation Center
508 Timber Trail Road, Richmond Hill, GA 31324
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
Bryan
Richmond Hill Recreation Center
508 Timber Trail Road, Richmond Hill, GA 31324
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
Fulton
Robert F. Fulton Ocee Library
5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005
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
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.