Early voting underway in Georgia for May 21 primary

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Georgia voters have nearly three weeks to cast an in-person ballot for the state’s primaries, ahead of the May 21 election.

Early voting began Monday in all of Georgia’s counties and will continue over the next three weeks. Counties are required to offer early voting on at least two Saturdays, and some counties may offer early voting on Sundays. You must bring one of the seven accepted forms of identification to vote.

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In addition to early voting, registered voters in Georgia can still request an absentee ballot through May 10. You can access the absentee ballot application on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.

The deadline to register to vote in the presidential primary was April 22. Georgia does not register votes by party, so voters may choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary, but they cannot vote in both.

This year’s election does not include the high-profile statewide offices, such as governor, lieutenant governor, or secretary of state, as those positions were all elected in 2022, and won’t be up for election again until 2026. Also, neither of Georgia’s two U.S. Senators, Jon Ossoff or Raphael Warnock, are up for election this year. The only offices that will be on every Georgia voter’s primary ballot will be a single state Supreme Court race and a single Georgia Court of Appeals race.

In Southeast Georgia, there will only be a few legislative races on the primary ballot, as most seats are not contested or will only appear on ballots in the general election. Most of the races on the ballot will be for local offices, such as sheriff, county commission, and school board.

For a look at who is on the ballot in your county, as well as a look at ballot questions for the May primary, head to our 2024 Georgia Voter’s Guide.

During early voting, registered voters can vote at any location in their county. On Election Day (May 21) voters who have not yet voted can only cast a ballot at their designated polling place, during the voting hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting locations

Brantley County

We are awaiting confirmation of Brantley County’s dates, times, and locations for early voting. We will update this story once we receive the information.

Camden County

Camden County Annex, 107 N. Gross Rd., Kingsland: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/16: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/17 (Friday): 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Marys Welcome Center, 400 Osborne St., St. Marys: 5/6-5/10 & 5/13-5/16: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/17 (Friday): 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Government Services Complex, 1st Floor, 200 E. 4th St., Woodbine: 5/6-5/10 & 5/13-5/16: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/17 (Friday): 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Charlton County

Charlton Elections Office, 1520 Third St., Folkston: 4/29-5/4, 5/6-5/11, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day

St. George Community Center, 13063 Florida Ave., St. George: 4/29-5/4, 5/6-5/11, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day

Clinch County

Clinch County Courthouse, 25 Court Sq., Homerville: 4/29-5/4, 5/6-5/11, 5/13-5/17: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day

Glynn County

Glynn Board of Elections, 1709 Gloucester St., Brunswick: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ballard Community Building, 30 Nimitz Dr., Brunswick: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

St. Simons Island - Fire Station #2, 1929 Demere Rd., St. Simons Island: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pierce County

Pierce Courthouse Annex, 312 Nichols St., Suite 2, Blackshear: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ware County

Ware County Board of Elections, 408 Tebeau St., Waycross: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays, 5/4 & 5/11 (Saturdays): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ware County Admin Building, 305 Oak St., Waycross: 4/29-5/3, 5/6-5/10, 5/13-5/17: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays

READ MORE: Georgia Primary Voter’s Guide


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