Georgia voting information

DUer at General Discussion requested we post our state voting information.

1. GET REGISTERED
Get registered
to vote with your current name at your current address by 30 days
before an election.
For the November 2012 election, you must be registered by October 9, 2012.
You can get your registration started right now.
Get Registered: http://www.GottaRegister.com
2. WHAT TO BRING
Bring one of these to the polls with you on Election Day to be sure your vote is
counted:
• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter ID
Card issued by your county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver
Services (DDS)
• A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the
U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other
entity of Georgia
• Valid U.S. passport ID
• Valid U.S. military photo ID
• Valid tribal photo ID
A FREE Voter ID card can be issued at any county registrar's office or Department of
Driver Services Office.
To receive a voter identification card, the you’ve got have:
• A photo identity document or approved non-photo identity document that
includes full legal name and date of birth
• Documentation showing your date of birth
• Evidence that you’re a registered voter
PAID FOR BY OBAMA FOR AMERICA
• Documentation showing your name and residential address
Get the info: http://www.sos.georgia.gov/gaphotoid/default.htm
If you have additional questions about voting in Georgia, please contact: Elections
Division: (877) 725-9797
3. VOTE!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th, 2012. Polls will be open
from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Find your polling place: http://sos.ga.gov/MVP2/logon.aspx
Vote Early
Georgia has early voting, beginning October 15th and through Election Day. Early
voting locations and hours will be posted at http://www.sos.ga.gov/Elections/
Vote Absentee
Any Georgia voter may vote absentee by mail. No excuse is required. Just complete
and sign an absentee ballot application
(http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/elections/voter_information/absentee_ballot_app
2012.pdf) then returned it by mail, fax, or email, or drop it off in person at your county
registrar's office.
Find your County Registrar:
http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/countyregistrarsindex.asp
Absentee ballots can be requested as early as 180 days prior to an election and must
be received by the county registrar no later than the close of polls on Election Day