Georgia voting guide

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Georgia · November 3, 2026

The ordinary registration deadline has passed. OFF-GA · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

Ordinary domestic voters; same-day registration routes and local conditions remain distinct.
Registration route	Date	Rule	Evidence
Online	Oct 5		OFF-GA · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
Mail	Oct 5	postmarked	OFF-GA · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
In person	Oct 5		OFF-GA · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

A displayed window does not mean every site is open every day. Times are local unless a named time zone is given.
Voting task	Date or window	Instructions
Mailed ballot request	Oct 23	The application must reach the election authority by this date. BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL
In-person early/absentee route	Oct 13–Oct 30	Local sites and hours vary. Consult the election authority for the assigned location and any additional days. BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY
Ballot return	Method-specific rule	The election authority must have the ballot by close of polls on Nov 3; an Election Day postmark alone does not meet this receipt deadline. BP-RETURN · VOTE-MAIL
Election Day hours	7 a.m. to 7 p.m.	In cities with populations of 300,000 or more, polling places remain open until 8 p.m. for municipal general elections. BP-HOURS · VOTECLOCK · GP-HOURS

Check the local election authority for office hours, eligible methods and any emergency or special-category rules. OFF-GA · BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL · BP-RETURN · BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY

Official state election information and ballot lookup. Military/overseas, emergency, accessible-ballot and special-eligibility rules can differ.

2026 House districts; all outlooks are pre-election assessments.
House district	Outlook	DDHQ / Cook
GA-1	Likely R	Likely R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-2	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-3	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-4	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-5	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-6	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-7	Likely R	Likely R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-8	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-9	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-10	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-11	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-12	Likely R	Likely R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-13	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
GA-14	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H

Conditional runoff

Runoff registration. October 5 for state/local runoff contests; November 2 for federal runoff contests. Registration and prior participation are separate questions.

GA · Dec 1 Statewide: starts as soon as possible, no later than November 23, through November 25. Some counties, including Fulton, schedule a November 21 start; use the local calendar.

Received by close of polls December 1; early-voting drop boxes can close earlier. Polling hours: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. local time.

Absentee application: Nov 20. GA-CALENDAR · GA-FULTON · GA-PUTNAM