Gwinnett County Voter Registration Deadline Quickly Approaching

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – Gwinnett residents have until Oct. 9 to register to vote in the Nov. 6 General Election or to file a change of name or address with the County Voter Registrations and Elections Office.

Lynn Ledford, Voter Registrations and Elections supervisor, said there are several ways to register here in Gwinnett.

Voters can register online on the Secretary of State’s website, www.mvp.sos.ga.gov, if they have a Georgia issued identification card or driver’s license. Mobile users can download the GA Votes app on their smartphone or tablet to register or make updates to their information.

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Voters can also register in person at multiple locations:

· Offices where driver's licenses or ID cards are issued

· Offices where persons apply for public assistance or which administer programs for the disabled

· All Gwinnett County Public Schools

· All Gwinnett County Public Library branches

· All city halls

· Voter Registration and Elections Office, 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville

Voters should also verify that they are still on the voter rolls at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov. If they already registered to vote but never received any notifications, or if they don’t see any information about their voter registration status on the Secretary of State’s website, they should contact the Voter Registrations and Elections Office immediately at 678-226-7210.

“Voters should not assume that because they are registered or voted in the past that they are still registered to vote,” Ledford said. “Sometimes there are problems processing the application, with the way application was completed, or for whatever reason, the application did not arrive at the Elections Office, so waiting until Election Day to check your voter registration status may delay your voting or make you ineligible to vote.”

By law, voters can be purged from the list of registered voters if they haven’t cast a ballot or had written contact with the Elections Office through two federal elections, so if voters can’t remember the last time they voted, they should check their registration status before Election Day.

To register to vote, residents must have a Georgia-issued personal identification card or a Georgia-issued driver’s license. They can obtain a free photo identification card for voting at any of the following locations:

· Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections Office, 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200, Lawrenceville; Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

· Georgia Department of Driver Services, Lawrenceville Customer Service Center #54, 310 Hurricane Shoals NE, Lawrenceville; Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

· Georgia Department of Driver Services, Norcross Customer Service Center #64, 2211 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross; Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

· Georgia Department of Driver Services, Lithonia Customer Service Center #67, 8040 Rockbridge Road, Lithonia; Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If proof of citizenship is required to complete the registration, they may:

• Make a copy, if allowed, and mail to: Gwinnett County Voter Registrations and Elections, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
• Scan a copy to voterregistration@gwinnettcounty.com.
• Fax to 678.226.7208.
• Appear in person at the Elections Office.
• Present proof of citizenship either to the poll manager of their precinct on Election Day or the poll manager of any satellite advance voting location.

Several documents can be used as proof of citizenship, including a birth certificate, a U.S. Passport, a Certificate of Citizenship, a Naturalization Certificate and a Certification of Birth issued by the Department of State. For a complete list of acceptable documents, visit www.gwinnettelections.com.

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