Clayton County, GA - Board of Elections and Registration

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

The Clayton County Board of Elections and Registration meets on the second Tuesday of
each month at 4:00 p.m., in the Commissioner's Board Room, 112 Smith Street, Jonesboro, GA.
All meetings are opened to the public.

We are pleased to provide this Web site to assist and inform you of the procedures for registering and voting in Clayton County. The Board of Elections and Registration handles the efficient and effective operation of voter registration in Clayton County and the seven municipalities within the county. The Board of Elections will ensure all elections statewide and countywide are facilitated in accordance with Georgia state laws and will strive to do our utmost to educate local officials and voters on the election process. Absentee voting for county elections are also conducted by this office.

Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We are located at 121 South McDonough Street in Jonesboro, Georgia in the Jonesboro Historical Courthouse.

NOTICE TO VOTERS ON EARLY VOTING

In addition to the forty-five (45) days of absentee voting by mail with or without a reason, voters can now vote in person forty-five days before an election with no reason. Voters may now visit the Elections and Registration office (121 S. McDonough Street, Jonesboro) and request to vote early without providing a reason. Voters are also encouraged to take advantage of voting during the week of advance voting (the week before each election except run off and special elections) at one of our six (6) advance voting sites. Remember, there is no voting the Monday before the election. All absentee, early and advance voting ends the Friday before the election.

Clayton County residents, please:

Register to vote as soon as you move to Clayton County;
Notify us as soon as you move or change your name;

Voter registration applications are available for download on this site. You may also contact our office for an application.

Voter registration applications may not be faxed. After completion of the application, you may mail it or personally deliver it to the Board of Elections and Registration office.

PHOTO ID - Beginning with the September 18, 2007 election, voters are required to provide one of the six (6) forms of photo identification for in-person voting:

A Georgia driver’s license;
Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter ID card issued by the county registrar's office of the Department of Driver Services (DDS);
A valid United States passport;
A valid employee photo identification card containing photo of elector and issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;
A valid United States military identification card, provided that such identification card contains a photograph of the elector; or
A valid tribal photo identification card containing a photograph of the elector.

NOTE: If a person votes BY MAIL, they DO NOT need to provide a photo ID. The photo ID rules ONLY APPLY to IN-PERSON voting by absentee, advance voting or at the polling place on Election Day.

FREE Georgia Voter Identification Card

If a voter does not have a Georgia driver’s license, or other qualified ID, they can obtain either a FREE Georgia Identification Card from the Department of Driver Services or a FREE Georgia Voter Identification Card at their county registrar’s office.

Clayton County registered voters who do not have one of the six (6) state approved identification cards for voting, may come to the Elections and Registration office, located at 121 S. McDonough Street, (Historical Courthouse) Jonesboro, Georgia to obtain a free Voter ID card. ID cards will be issued Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

In order to get a FREE Georgia Voter Identification Card, a voter will need to provide the following:

A photo identity document, or a non-photo identity document (must include voter’s full legal name and date of birth); and
Documentation showing voter’s date of birth; and
Evidence that voter is registered to vote in Georgia; and
Documentation showing voter’s name and address of principal resident.

For additional information, please visit the Secretary of State’s web site at www.sos.state.ga.us or call the Elections Division at (404) 656-2871.