Georgia law allows residents to vote by absentee ballot, sometimes known as voting by mail. There are three ways to request an absentee ballot.

REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

The Secretary of State has a new website where residents can request an absentee ballot for the November 3, 2020, General/Special Election by mail. To learn more go to https://ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov/ (cut and paste the link address into a different browser if you have difficulty accessing it in Internet Explorer). For assistance in using the new absentee ballot request portal, view the user guide.

The Secretary of State will begin issuing absentee ballots for the November 3 Election on September 18, 2020.

If you are unable to apply through the Secretary of State's portal download an Absentee Ballot Application here, or go to the Secretary of State's absentee voting page.

If you cannot get access to an absentee ballot application, you may submit a written request that must include:

• the name and date of the election

• the voter’s name

• address as registered

• date of birth

• the voter's party choice (for partisan primary elections only)

• the voter’s signature

Return your written absentee ballot application or letter of request to the Fulton County Absentee Ballot Division via fax, Fulton Absentee Upload Portal, email, mail, or dropbox.

FAX TO:

404-612-3697

UPLOAD TO FULTON ABSENTEE UPLOAD PORTAL:

In order to submit your application securely and efficiently to Fulton County, please upload the application on the Fulton Absentee Upload portal as a .pdf or .jpg between 1 MB and 5 MB. Each submission must have only one application. View example

EMAIL:

To submit an absentee ballot application via email, attach application as a .pdf or .jpg between 1 MB and 5 MB to elections.voterregistration@fultoncountyga.gov. Only one application may be attached per email.

MAIL TO:

Fulton County Registration and Elections

Absentee Ballot Division

130 Peachtree St SW, Suite 2186

Atlanta, GA 30303

ABSENTEE BALLOT DROPBOX

Click here to locate an absentee ballot dropbox where you may drop your completed absentee ballot application.



For questions related to absentee ballots, call 404-612-7060, Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

RETURN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT

Your absentee ballot must be received by the Department of Registration & Elections by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Return your absentee ballot by mail or in one of the 20 Fulton County Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes. You may not return your absentee ballot at your polling place.

MORE ABOUT ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Fulton County residents choosing to vote by absentee ballot are strongly encouraged to request their absentee ballot at least two weeks before election day to ensure that it arrives back to the Department of Registration and Elections offices by the closing of the polls on Election Day. Voters may request an absentee ballot beginning at 180 days before an election.



For additional information, the Secretary of State has prepared an online guide to help voters with absentee voting. Please visit mvp.sos.ga.gov to obtain a copy of the guide.