Atlanta – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced today that early voting for the November 2 General Election begins Monday, September 20 and ends on Friday, October 29 in all Georgia counties. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Friday, October 29; mail-in ballots must be received by the voter’s county elections office by the close of polls on Election Day.

Secretary Kemp reminded voters to utilize the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page (MVP) voter education website before participating in the General Election. The MVP website allows voters to view their sample ballot, find the early voting locations in their county and their Election Day polling location, check their registration status, track the status of their absentee ballot, and more. The MVP website can be accessed at: http://www.sos.ga.gov/mvp.

Voters who cast their ballot in-person or on Election Day will be required to show one of the following forms of photo ID:

• A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired;
• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar or Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS);
• Valid U.S. passport;
• 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 this state;
• Valid U.S. military photo ID; or
• Valid tribal photo ID.

If a voter does not have one of these forms of photo identification, they can obtain a free voter ID card at their county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services. Photo identification is not required when voting by mail.
For additional information about Georgia’s photo ID requirement please visit www.GAPhotoID.com.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2.