Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. This website is just one part of our comprehensive outreach and education program to ensure that citizens are aware of the photo identification requirement. Electronic versions of publications and press releases pertaining to this requirement are available here, as well. If you have questions, need more information or have difficulty getting a FREE Voter Identification Card, you can contact our county registrar’s office or the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at:

Telephone (8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.)912-427-5950
State Telephone404-656-2871V/TTY:404-656-1787
Fax:404-651-9531
E-Mail

To view upcoming election dates visit: Secretary of State Elections Website

You are not required to provide identification when you vote absentee by mail.

What IDs are acceptable?
-Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter ID Card issued by our 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 this state

-Valid U.S. passport ID

-Valid U.S. military photo ID

-Valid tribal photo ID

Georgia’s Voter Identification Card

f you do not have one of the six acceptable forms of photo ID, the State of Georgia offers a FREE Voter Identification Card. An identification card can be issued at our county registrar’s office or Department of Driver Services Office free of charge.

To Receive a voter identification card, the voter must provide :

-A photo identity document or approved non-photo identity document that includes full legal name and date of birth Documentation showing the voter’s date of birth

-Evidence that the applicant is a registered voter

-Documentation showing the applicant’s name and residential address

Publications
Acceptable Student ID: College, University, Technical College
Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Brochure
Georgia Voter Information Guide Brochure
Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Poster
Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Flyer