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Voter Qualifications and Registration

If you meet the following qualifications, you may register to vote:

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  • A citizen of the United States

  • A legal resident of Georgia and the county in which you wish to vote

  • At least 18 year of age by election day

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You may not register to vote if you are currently:

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  • Serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony

  • Judicially determined to be mentally incompetent

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You may register to vote at any time, but you must be registered by the fifth Monday prior to an election if you wish to vote on Election Day. The application must be postmarked by the voter registration deadline.

Registering to Vote

Obtaining a Voter Registration Application 

  • Download, print, fill out, and sign a postage-paid voter registration application by visiting the Secretary of State’s website at: http://mvp.sos.ga.gpv/mvp.do 

  • Contact the Oglethorpe County Board of Elections and Registration Office (BOER), 41 Fairground Road Lexington, GA (706) 743-8954 M-F from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • Oglethorpe County Library 

  • Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) 

  • Any military recruitment office 

  • Oglethorpe County High School  

  • Utilize "Motor Voter" registration that is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's license or identification card at the Department of Driver Services, 1505 Highway 29 North, Athens, Georgia 

  • College student may obtain a voter registration application from their school registrar's office or the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

  • Online applications are now available at www.sos.ga.gov

  • Mobile Apps also available through your app store "GA Votes"

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Mail your completed voter registration application to:

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Board of Elections and Registration 
P.O. Box 190, Lexington, GA 30648

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Or deliver it to the BOER Office, 41 Fairground Road Lexington, GA 30648


Once your application has been approved, your precinct card will be mailed to you.

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