Election Dates
Presidential Preference Primary - February 5, 2012
General Primary - July 15, 2012
Primary Runoff - August 5, 2008
Special Election - September 16, 2008
General Non-Partisan Election - November 4, 2008
General Non-Partisan Election Runoff - December 2, 2008
- November 4th is also the date for Echols County General Elections if any are held.
- Voter Registration Deadline is the 5th Monday prior to the election; if that Monday
is a legal holiday, the deadline moves to the next day.
- The same deadline applies to change your name and/or address prior to an election.
Qualifications to Register
- 17-1/2 years or older, 18 years old to vote
- United States Citizen
- Not be serving a sentence for a felony involving moral turpitude
- Not having been adjudicated mentally incompetent
Are you registered to vote?
You may register in the following ways:
- Department of Public Safety (when you apply for your license or renewal)
- Department of Human Resources Public Assistance Offices, such as WIC, DFACs, Rehab and other offices service the disabled
- Public libraries
- Recruitment offices
- County Courthouses & City Halls, colleges, high schools
- Board of Registrars' offices
Information Required
- Your complete name
- Rresidence address
- Mailing address if different
- County of residence
- Social security number (confidentiality maintained)
- Date of birth
- Signature or mark.
- Optional information includes race, gender, and telephone number
A precinct card is mailed to the applicant once the voter registration application is approved. If you don't receive your card in 2-3 weeks, please contact the local registration office.
Mail-in applications are available from the Secretary of State or the county voter Registration Offices, mandated sites, and the state Web site.
What to do if you move.
Voters are required to notify the board of registrars of their county of residence
whenever they move. (See address and phone number above.)
If you move within the same county in which you are registered to vote and don't notify the registrar at least 30 days prior to an election, you may vote in your old polling place for that election. You must file a notice of your new address. This can be done by writing your county board of registrars' office, or by submitting a new voter registration application.
If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote within 30 days of an election, you may vote in your old precinct for that election.
If you move outside the county in which you are registered to vote in excess of 30 days prior to an election, you have lost your eligibility to vote in the county of your old residence. You must register to vote in your new county of residence.
If you don't register to vote by the deadline, you cannot vote in that particular election.
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