Friday, June 10 is the deadline for voters to request an absentee ballot to vote in Georgia’s primary run-off elections.

• Voters can download an absentee ballot application at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/. 
• The application must be hand-signed by the voter. 
• The completed application, with identification documentation, can be scanned or photographed and uploaded to the state website at https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/. It can also be returned to the voter’s county board of registrars – either by email, by fax or by dropping it off in-person. 
• More information is available at https://georgia.gov/vote-absentee-ballot.  

Voters can check the status of their mail ballot and find other information on the state’s “My Voter Page” at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. 

Voted ballots must be received by the voter’s County Board of Registrars before 7 p.m. on June 21, Election Day for the primary election runoff. Common Cause Georgia urges voters to mail in their ballots as soon as possible. 

Here are other Important dates for the primary run-off election: 

• Friday, June 10: Last day to request a mail-in ballot. 
• Monday, June 13: Early, in-person voting begins. 
• Friday, June 17: Early, in-person voting ends.  
• Tuesday, June 21: Election Day for the primary runoff. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters who have questions or problems can always contact the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). 

Help is also available in Spanish (888-VE-Y-VOTA), Arabic (844-YALLA-US) and Asian languages (888-API-VOTE).

Statement of Common Cause Georgia Executive Director Aunna Dennis

We continue to be concerned about issues voters reported to us during last month’s primary election. That included confusion about newly-assigned polling places, inaccurate sample ballots, and unreliable information from the state’s My Voter Page. These stem from the anti-voter law passed this year which has made it harder for some of us to vote this. That’s why we’re urging Georgians to make their plans now about how they’ll vote and encourage their friends, family, and neighbors to vote in this and every election. 

We in Georgia don’t have to figure out these new voting rules alone. Volunteers and staff at the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE will answer questions from anyone who has them. 

Our democracy works best when it includes everyone’s voice, regardless of income, zip code, race or gender. That’s why I am urging all voters in Georgia to cast their ballots so that our “government by the people” really does include all people.