In Georgia, polls are open today from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM local time. Anyone who is in line by 7:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location now.
For additional information or for any issues you may have with voting visit our Voter Information Center or call 1-877-US-4-OBAMA (877-874-6226). Answers to some of the most common voting questions are below:
Do I need to bring ID with me when I go vote? Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. When you arrive at your polling place, you will be required to present one of the following forms of identification:
- Georgia driver's license, even if it is expired
- photo ID issued by a state or federal government agency
- passport
- employee ID card containing your photograph and issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of Georgia
- U.S. military ID card
- a valid tribal ID card
Important: If you are a first-time voter in the state of Georgia and you registered by mail (or through the Obama campaign or some other third-party organization), you do not need to show a photo ID. You can vote by showing a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and address.
What time will the polls be open on November 4? What if I am not on the voter list or if I encounter other problems at my polling place on Nov 4? If a poll worker says you are not registered, you should confirm that you are in the right precinct or polling place by calling 1-877-4-GA-OBAMA. And if you are in the right polling place, but your name is not on the rolls, vote a provisional ballot.
Poll workers cannot ask you about personal financial matters. You have the right to vote even if you have unpaid bills, parking tickets, overdue taxes, or a home at risk of foreclosure.
Do I have the right to take time off from work to vote?
Yes. Unless you're already off work for two hours while the polls are open (7am–7pm), you have the right to take up to two hours off to go vote if you ask your employer in advance.
What about voters with disabilities? You may receive assistance at the polls if you are unable to read the English language or if you have a physical disability that renders you unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth. In order to receive assistance, everyone, except those that are blind, must take an oath stating the reason they need assistance. The person providing assistance to you must sign on the oath. When there is a federal candidate on the ballot, you can select anyone you want to assist you in voting, except for your employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of your union. When there is no federal candidate on the ballot, you can select any other resident of the precinct or a parent, sibling, spouse or child (provided they are not a candidate on the ballot or a relative of a candidate on the ballot) to assist you inside the voting booth. No person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff.
Note: Voters who are 75-years-old or older, or are disabled, can go straight to the front of the line during Advanced Vote (October 26 through October 31). On Election Day they can go to the front of the line between the hours of 9:30am and 5pm.