ATLANTA — It’s Election Day in Georgia.
Voters will head to the polls for over a dozen statewide races and all 14 of the state’s U.S. Congressional Districts seats.
The key statewide races including Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson facing off in the Georgia governor’s race and Rep. Mike Collins challenging incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate race.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Channel 2 Action News will have reporters spread throughout the state to bring you the latest news, alert you to any issues at the polls and monitor live results once the polls close.
Here’s a voter’s guide to Election Day in Georgia.
Where do you vote on Election Day?
On Election Day, you must vote at your designated polling place. Polling places are open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are in line by 7:00 p.m., you are allowed to cast your ballot.
You can click here to check your voter registration and what your assigned precinct is. Sample ballots are available to look at here.
What do you need to bring to vote in Georgia?
You will need to show photo ID to vote in Georgia. Acceptable forms include:
- any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free ID card issued by your county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
- Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
- Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the US Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
- Valid US passport ID
- Valid US military photo ID
- Student photo ID card issued by a Georgia public college, university, or technical school; or a valid tribal photo ID
If you are unable to provide ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot.
If you are a first-time voter, you will need to provide a copy of your ID within three days after the election to your County Board of Elections and Registration. As long as you do so, your provisional ballot will be counted, as long as you are otherwise eligible to vote.
How do you turn in absentee Ballots in Georgia?
If you are voting with an absentee ballot, it must arrive at your county election office by Election Day either through the mail or hand delivering it.
You can hand-deliver your absentee ballot to your county registrar. If you’re registered as a disabled voter, someone in your household can hand-deliver your absentee ballot for you.
You can also bring your ballot to your county’s drop box. Each county has a minimum of one drop box, located indoors and available to voters only during operating hours.
Your county’s election registrar will have a list of drop-off locations and drop boxes available online.
Voting information from the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.
What do the amendment questions on the ballot mean?
Amendment 1 has to do with a tax break for farmers and timber growers.
If it passes, the maximum acreage that farmers can qualify for the tax break would increase from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres.
Amendment 2 has to do with probate judge elections.
If it passes, it would require all probate court judges in Georgia to be elected in nonpartisan elections, meaning candidates would appear on the ballot without political party affiliations. Probate judges handle matters including wills, estates, marriage licenses and firearms licenses.
Amendment 3 would allow the Georgia state legislature to create a special “next generation 911 fund.”
If it passes, the amendment would set aside funding that can only be used to expand, maintain and operate 911 systems across the state, including upgrades to next-generation 911 technology.
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