Voter Registration

Your vote matters.

It is important that you lend a voice in our county, regional and national elections. When you move here or move within Bacon County, you will want to make sure your voter registration is up to date.

You are eligible to register to vote in Georgia if you are:

  • A citizen of the United States
  • A legal resident of Georgia
  • At least 18 years old
  • Have not been found to be mentally incompetent by the court
  • Not serving a sentence for a felony of moral turpitude
  • Meet all other state requirements, such as showing acceptable photo identification if you choose to vote in person or properly requesting and returning an absentee ballot if you choose to vote by mail
  • See the Georgia Secretary of State's website www.sos.ga.gov for more information on voting

Acceptable identification to vote is:

  • A Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
  • Any Government-issued Photo ID
  • Student ID from a Georgia public College or University
  • Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state
  • Valid U.S. passport ID
  • Valid U.S. military photo ID containing a photograph of the voter
  • Valid tribal photo ID containing a photograph of the voter

Absentee Voting:

When you send an application for an absentee ballot, you must include the number from your driver's license. If you do not have a driver’s license, include the number from your state-issued identification card, which you can get free at any office of the Department of Driver Services or your county voter registration office.

If you have neither a driver's license nor a state ID card, then provide a copy or photo of one of the following:

  • United States passport
  • Georgia voter identification card
  • Other valid photo identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Georgia, any other state, or the United States authorized by law to issue personal identification
  • United States military identification card provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, Georgia state government, or Georgia county, municipality, board, authority, or any other entity of the state of Georgia, provided that such employee identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Tribal identification card, provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the voter
  • Student ID from a Georgia public College or University
    • OR Any of the following documents that show your name and address:
    • Current utility bill
    • Bank statement
    • Paycheck stub
    • Government check stub
    • Other government document

To register to vote:

Ann Russell

Supervisor of Elections for the
Bacon County Board of Elections

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