How to request your absentee ballot?

Request Your Absentee Ballot Online

The Georgia Secretary of State has developed a platform to request and submit your Absentee Ballot Request. Check it out!

Second Step: Submit an Application Request for an Absentee Ballot

Download the absentee ballot application.
Absentee Ballot Application Form

Submit Online

Gwinnett County Board of Elections and Registration:

Scan and email the application to absentee@GwinnettCounty.com

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration:

Scan and email the application to Absentee@CobbCounty.org

Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration:

Scan and email the application as a .pdf or .jpg to:

Elections.Absentee@fultoncountyga.gov

or submit an application in the Online Portal: Click Here

Dekalb County Board of Elections and Registration:

Scan and email the application to:

absenteeballot@dekalbcountyga.gov

Submit by Mail

Gwinnett Voter Registrations & Elections

Beauty P. Baldwin Building

455 GRAYSON HWY, Suite 200
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration:

P O BOX 649
MARIETTA, GA 30061-0649

If using a shipping service that doesn’t deliver to a P.O. Box, use the office address:
736 Whitlock Avenue NW, Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30064

Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration

Fulton County Registration and Elections
Absentee Ballot Division
130 Peachtree St SW, Suite 2186
Atlanta, GA 30303

Dekalb County Board of Elections and Registration

Voter Registration & Elections
4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300
Decatur, GA 30032-1239

Submit by Fax

Gwinnett County Board of Elections and Registration:

Fax: (678) 226-7208 

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration:

Fax: 770-528-2458 or 770-528-2519

Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration:

Fax: 404-612-3697

Dekalb County Board of Elections and Registration:

Fax: (404) 298-4038

In Person

Gwinnett Voter Registrations & Elections

Beauty P. Baldwin Building

455 GRAYSON HWY, Suite 200
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046

Telephone: (678) 226-7210

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration:

736 WHITLOCK AVE NW, SUITE 400 MARIETTA, GA 30064

Telephone: (770) 528-2581

Fulton County Department of Registration & Elections offices:
130 Peachtree St SW, Suite 2186, Atlanta, GA 30303
7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA
5600 Stonewall Tell Road, South Fulton, GA

Telephone: (404) 612-3816

Reminder: You will need to submit an application request for an absentee ballot for every election you want to participate in.

You may opt-in to receive an absentee ballot for the rest of the elections cycle without making another application if you are:

  • Disabled. I am physically disabled
  • Elderly. I am 65 years of age or older
  • I am a uniformed service member, spouse or dependent of a uniformed service member, or the other US citizen residing overseas

Third Step: Fill Out and Submit Your Absentee Ballot

Once the county elections office reviews your absentee ballot application, you will be receiving your absentee ballot at the address provided in your application. The time frame of obtaining your absentee ballot will vary depending on the election and county.

  1. Fill out your absentee ballot based on the instructions provided. All the forms and envelopes to return your ballot will be provided. Remember to complete your ballot correctly in order for it to be counted.
  2. Once you completed your ballot, it is time to mail it. Your absentee ballot needs to be sent to your county election office by Election Day before 7 pm.

What Can I Do if I lost Or Misplaced My Absentee Ballot?

If you lost or misplaced the absentee ballot that was sent to you, there is still a way for you to get a new one. You must sign an affidavit affirming that you lost, destroyed,or did not receive the first absentee ballot. In this instance, another ballot will be issued. A new request for an absentee ballot is not required.

Affidavit of Lost Ballot for Gwinnett County
Affidavit of Lost Ballot for Cobb County

Remember that the Affidavit of Lost Ballot needs to be send to your county elections office.

It is important to remember that every county has its own Absentee Ballot Cancellation form. We advise you to visit your county election’s website for more information.

 

Absentee Ballot Cancellation

If you received an absentee ballot but decide to vote in person you will need to submit a cancellation form of your absentee ballot.

  1. If you have the absentee ballot you can show up to your designated poll location and submit it to the poll manager for cancellation.
  2. Once the cancellation is processed and accepted the elector may vote a regular ballot.

It is important to remember that every county has its own Absentee Ballot Cancellation form. We advise you to visit your county election’s website for more information.

Affidavit of Lost Ballot for Cobb County
Affidavit of Lost Ballot for Gwinnett County

Request Your Georgia Voter ID

An ID card can be issued at any county registrar’s office or Department of Driver Services Office free of charge.

Find Your County Elections Office
Find Your Department of Driver Services Office

Before being issued a Voter Identification Card, the voter must provide:

  1.  A photo identity document or approved non-photo identity document that includes full legal name and date of birth;
  2.  Documentation showing the voter’s date of birth;
  3. Evidence that the applicant is a registered Georgia voter; and
  4. Documentation showing the applicant’s name and residential address (e.g. utility bill, phone bill)

 

Voting IDs can only be used for voting.

 

Photo ID Requirements | Cobb County Georgia