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This page is an overview of the 2022 Georgia elections, including the offices on the election covered past Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Offices on the ballot

Election dates

Georgia election dates, 2022

Statewide ballot dates in Georgia are listed below. For more dates, delight see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

May 24, 2022: Chief
June 21, 2022: Chief runoff
November 8, 2022: Full general ballot
December 6, 2022: General runoff

Polling hours: seven a.grand. to vii p.chiliad.

Local election dates

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Even so, beginning in 2022, Ballotpedia is expanding its coverage of local elections in Georgia. Click here to notice your county!

Oftentimes asked questions

When are the polls open?


See State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2022) for more than information

Where can I find election results?

Election results are posted on Ballotpedia's election overview pages, as well every bit the relevant candidate pages. You can find links to the electric current election overview pages in the "Offices on the ballot" section of this page.

How do primaries piece of work in Georgia?

A chief election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general ballot. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are land-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's main.[1] [2] [3] [iv]

For information about which offices are nominated via main election, see this article.

How practise I register to vote?

To vote in Georgia, one must be a denizen of the United States and a legal resident of his or her county. The voter must be at to the lowest degree 17.5 years of age at the time of registration and 18 at the time of the election.[5]

Registration must be completed at to the lowest degree 28 days prior to the election. Registration can exist completed online or by submitting a newspaper class.[5]


Is there an early voting period?

Meet also: Early voting

Georgia permits early voting. Acquire more past visiting this website.

Who is eligible for absentee voting?

Run into besides: Absentee/mail-in voting

The table below displays absentee voting information specific to Georgia's 2022 main election.

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Georgia. At that place are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. The ballot application deadline is 11 days before Election Twenty-four hours. A completed ballot must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.[vi] [7]

What are the voter ID laws in Georgia?

See Voter identification laws by state.

How do I file to run for role?

See Ballot admission requirements for political candidates in Georgia for information on how to run for country or federal role.

What does Ballotpedia cover?

Ballotpedia's coverage extends to all elections on the federal level, all gubernatorial, country legislative, statewide ballot measure, and statewide judicial elections, every bit well every bit many other types of land executive offices. Local election coverage includes comprehensive election coverage for municipal and judicial elections in the summit 100 cities by population and races for the big counties that overlap them. In the state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities, it includes coverage of mayoral, metropolis council, and district attorney elections. It besides includes school board elections in the top 200 largest school districts by enrollment, all California local ballot measures, and notable local election measures from across the nation. Our coverage scope for local elections continues to abound, and y'all tin can use Ballotpedia's sample ballot tool to see what local elections we are covering in your area. Ballotpedia also covers all elections in the U.Due south. territories just not elections in other countries.

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Redistricting following the 2020 census

This section lists major events in the mail-2020 demography redistricting bicycle in opposite chronological order. Major events include the release of circulation data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional information.

  • January. 11, 2022: A lawsuit was filed in federal court challenging the new legislative maps.
  • Jan. vii, 2022: A lawsuit was filed in federal courtroom challenging the new congressional maps.
  • Dec. 30, 2021: Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed the new congressional and state legislative maps into law. The same day, three lawsuits were filed in federal court against the maps.
  • Nov. 22, 2021: The Georgia House of Representatives voted 96-68 in favor of a new congressional map sending the proposal to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) for last blessing.
  • November. nineteen, 2021: The Georgia State Senate voted 32-21 in favor of a new congressional map, sending the proposal to the House.
  • Nov. 17, 2021 Firm and Senate redistricting committee chairs, Rep. Bonnie Rich (R) and country Sen. John F. Kennedy (R), released a typhoon congressional map proposal.
  • Nov. 15, 2021: The Georgia Firm of Representatives voted 96-70 in favor of a new Senate map sending the proposal to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) for final approval.
  • Nov. 12, 2021: The Georgia State Senate voted 32-21 in favor of a new Business firm map sending the proposal to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) for final approval.
  • November. ten, 2021: The Georgia House of Representatives voted 99-79 in favor of a new Business firm map sending the proposal to the Senate.
  • November. nine, 2021: The Georgia State Senate voted 34-21 in favor of a new Senate map, sending the proposal to the House.
  • Nov. viii, 2021: The Georgia House Republican Caucus released a revised version of its draft House map proposal.
  • Nov. 4, 2021: The Georgia Senate Republican Conclave released a revised version of its typhoon Senate map proposal.
  • November. 3, 2021: The Georgia State Legislature convened for a special session regarding redistricting.
  • Nov. 2, 2021: The Georgia Firm and Senate Republicans Caucuses released draft maps for their respective chambers.
  • Oct. 27, 2021: The Georgia House Democratic Caucus released its draft House map proposal.
  • Oct. 24, 2021: The Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus released its draft Senate map proposal.
  • October. 21, 2021: The Firm and Senate Autonomous Caucuses released a proposed map of the land's congressional districts.
  • Sept. 27, 2021: Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) and Senate Redistricting Committee Chairman John F. Kennedy (R) released the first proposed map of the land'south congressional districts.
  • Sept. 23, 2021: Gov. Brian Kemp (R) chosen for a country legislative special session to begin on November. 3, 2021, for the purpose of finalizing congressional and land legislative maps.
  • Sept. 16, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2020 census in an easier-to-use format to state redistricting authorities and the public.
  • Aug. xxx, 2021: 2021-2022 guidelines for the Georgia Firm Reapportionment Commission were approved.
  • Aug. 12, 2021: The U.Due south. Census Bureau delivered redistricting data to states in a legacy format.
  • Apr 26, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered circulation counts.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Briefing of State Legislatures, "Land Master Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  2. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia enquiry conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various land websites and codes.
  4. ↑ Paulding County Georgia, "Early Voting (Election Office ONLY) for the Presidential Preference Chief/Special Election," accessed October 25, 2019
  5. ↑ 5.0 five.1 Georgia Secretarial assistant of Land, "Register to Vote," accessed October seven, 2019
  6. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Voting Information," accessed December xviii, 2013
  7. ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "SB 202," accessed March 26, 2021

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