GA Voter Guide: Key Races, Find Polling Places

GEORGIA — More than 4 million Georgians early voted in the 2024 general election, creating an unprecedented early voting season in the state; but, voting is not yet complete.

Georgia voters have one more chance to cast their ballots in the presidential and local races on Nov. 5. Polling locations will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

According to the Georgia Secretary of State's office, as long as people are in line by 7 p.m., they will be allowed to vote.

Early voting ended Friday, and deadlines for voter registration and to request absentee ballots have passed.

Voters should go to the My Voter Page to determine their eligibility to vote and to locate their polling place and early voting location. Voters can also confirm their current addresses and view sample ballots.

Georgia's law requires photo ID while voting — either in-person or absentee.

The following identifications are accepted for voting, according to the Secretary of State's office:

• Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including a free ID issued by your county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services
• A Georgia driver's license, even if expired
• Student ID from a Georgia public college or university
• 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 containing a photograph of the voter
• Valid tribal photo ID containing a photograph of the voter

More information on voting ID requirements, including for absentee ballots, can be found here.

Read more information on voting in Georgia here.

Along with local and Congressional races, Georgia voters are a key in deciding the next U.S. president. Major candidates in the race are Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and former President Donald Trump (Republican).

A top Atlanta area race has Courtney Kramer, a Republican, challenging incumbent Fani Willis, a Democrat, for Fulton County district attorney.

According to a Monday analysis by NBC News of data from election officials across the country, 45 percent of early votes in Georgia were cast by Democrats, 48 percent were by Republicans and 7 percent were by people who haven’t declared a party.

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday said residents smashed early voting numbers in past years. In 2018, 1.3 million ballots were cast, about 800,000 less than in 2020. Two years later, 1.7 million early ballots were cast.

"I stand ready to defend the results of the election with election officials all across the state," Raffensperger said. "We will do our job."

What to Know on Election Day

The next deadline voters may want to mark on their calendars is Dec. 3, when a federal runoff may be held. Monday, Nov. 4, is the last day to register to vote in the runoff.

Another important date is Nov. 22, which is the deadline to request absentee ballots in the runoff. Early voting will start no later than Nov. 25 and will last for five days.

Absentee ballots are mailed to voters and need to be returned to the designated county election office before polls close on Election Day to be counted.

Voters have several options to request absentee ballots and for returning the completed ballots, including hand-delivery or drop-off.