ABSENTEE / ADVANCE VOTING
ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION
ABSENTEE BALLOT STATUS
ABSENTEE VOTING GUIDE
(allows elector to see when absentee ballot
application was received, when ballot was
issued, and if the voted ballot has been returned
to our office)
Absentee Voting by Mail
-        Elector does not have to provide a reason for requesting an absentee ballot by mail.
-        Elector should complete an absentee ballot request application and return it to the elections office (hand        
         delivery,fax, postal mail), once the application is received and approved a ballot will be mailed to the         
       address noted on the application, Georgia law prohibits the hand delivery issuing of an absentee ballot.
-        Ballots should be returned to the elections office at least one day before the election or primary, only the      
         elector is allow to hand deliver their ballot.
-        Ballots hand delivered by persons other than the elector themselves are only accepted if the elector is           
         disabled
-        Ballots received after 7:00pm on Election Day are rejected, unless otherwise accepted under UOCAVA or        
       SWAB laws.
-        The last day to request a mail-out absentee ballot is the Friday preceding the date of the Election

Absentee Voting in Person (this excludes Advance Voting)
-        You may vote absentee at the Elections Office as soon as ballots are available for voting
-        You will not have to provide a reason for voting Absentee in person
-        You WILL NEED to provide proper photo identification

Advance Voting
-        Advance Voting is held the entire week immediately preceding any Georgia Election
-        Advance voting week allows an elector to cast an in person absentee ballot in the allotted time period without
        have to provide a reason.
LINCOLN COUNTY GEORGIA
BOARD OF ELECTIONS & REGISTRATION