Voter Registration / Absentee Ballot Info

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REGISTERED TO VOTE?

Click the hyperlink below to go to the Secretary of States MY VOTER PAGE!

https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

You must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • A legal resident of Cobb County
  • 18 years old to vote
  • Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  • Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

Places you may register:

  • Register to vote when you get your driver’s license
  • Register at any Cobb County Library
  • Pick up a mail-in application at government service centers, city halls, or senior centers
  • Call Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration at 770-528-2581 and ask for a mail-in application or visit their website at www.cobbelections.org 
  • Register at Board of Elections Office at 995 Roswell Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060               
  • There is a fillable application on the Internet at the Secretary of State’s website, www.sos.georgia.gov
  • Voter registration deadlines are available at www.sos.georgia.gov/elections

When to Register:

  • If you are not sure if you are registered, please check first on the Secretary of State's Web site.
  • The last day to register for any election is 30 days prior to that election
  • Any mail-in applications must be postmarked by 30 days prior to that election
  • If you move, you must notify us 30 days prior to any election
  • Note: If you move within Cobb County you must notify us 30 days prior to any election.
  • If you have moved at all, do not assume you are still registered. You must notify us of your new address.

Request Absentee Ballot

Any registered voter may apply for an Absentee Ballot via our online application. Applications can only be accepted between 78 and 11 days before an election. Once the application is printed, the below steps should be followed:

1. Download the application. Complete all applicable fields, print, and sign. 
     a. Please provide the required physical signature or mark in Section Eight (8).
     b. Please provide the required Date of Birth in Section Seven (7).
     c. Please provide the required voter identification in Section Seven (7).
                                                                                                                                                                       

You may apply for a ballot for a relative who is disabled or out of town, but that ballot will be mailed directly to the voter.  The person providing assistance should provide a signature or mark in Section Ten (10) and Section Eleven (11).
 
Send in the completed application via:
- FAX: 770-528-2458 

- Mail: Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration
            P.O. Box 649
            Marietta, GA 30061-0649

- If using a shipping service that doesn't deliver to a P.O. Box, use the office address:
           995 Roswell St. NE
           Marietta, GA 30060

- In-Person: Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration Office 
                      995 Roswell St. NE
                      Marietta, GA 30060

- Email: Absentee@cobbcounty.org