It’s time to vote again! Although there are no statewide elections this year, there are still municipal positions to be filled this November. Voter registration is taking place in various parts of the county, but there are some noticeable and controversial changes to the process.
If you want to vote absentee but have not requested your absentee ballot yet, it may be too late. Georgia’s new law requires all requests for absentee ballots to be provided only as far out as three months. NO government entity will mail you a ballot unless YOU request one. And make sure you have enough time to mail the ballot in. There will be a reduced number of district voting ballot-boxes available.
SNACKS! SNACKS! SNACKS! Do NOT forget to take water and snacks for yourself. We all have seen long lines when voting in a Georgia election; lines long enough that hunger and thirst could strike you. New Georgia law prohibits anyone from providing voters, who are waiting in line, water or food. So don’t forget to BRING YOUR OWN, along with your Georgia I.D. (expired accepted) OR any government issued identification.
On August 2, 2021 a No Contact Confirmation notice was sent out from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office to some registered voters. Voters who have not had any contact with the elections office, in at least five calendar years, have been sent a No Contact Confirmation Card, this being a part of the Secretary of State’s voter list maintenance process. If you receive a No Contact notice, you have 30 days to respond to avoid being moved to inactive status. Inactive Status means you will NOT be allowed to vote.
Another big change this year is provisional ballots. Provisional Ballots are only counted if they are given out AFTER 7pm.
Chanel Haley
Gender Policy Manager
“She, Her, Hers”