Vote by mail georgia primary. 11alive is focusing our news coverage on the facts and not the fear around the virus. Atlanta following the june 9 general election primary there are runoff elections in 94 counties according to the georgia secretary of states office. Georgia is an open primary state meaning any voter can participate in any partys primary.
However you can still vote in person during early voting periods and on election day. General primary information faqs about the june 9 2020 primary en espanol track your vote by mail status faqs about the vote by mail envelope instructions for submitting your vote by mail ballot how do i submit my vote by mail ballot. State law requires in person polling places to.
Early voting has now ended in each of. Georgias response to voting during the crisis more than ever secretary of state brad raffensperger encourages georgians to vote with a mail in absentee ballot. A primary election is an election used either to narrow the field of candidates for a given elective office or to determine the nominees for political parties in advance of a general electionprimary elections can take several different forms.
For more information on voting by mail in georgia review this guidance from the secretary of states office. The covid 19 pandemic has impacted not only our daily and work lives but also our elections. Is georgia now a vote by mail state.
If youre currently a military or overseas voter and you post your absentee ballot on election day make sure it arrives within 3 days. In a partisan primary voters select a candidate to be a political partys nominee for a given office in the corresponding general election. Georgias delayed presidential primary brings the possibility that election officials will mail absentee ballot applications to older voters or even to every voter in the state both of which.
Submit your vote by mail ballot to your county drop box curing.