Elections
and Voter
Registration
P.O. Box 295
Americus, GA 31709
Phone: (229) 928-4580
Fax:(229) 928-4589 |
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| Sumter County
Board of Elections and Voter Registration |
| Board
Members |
Term
Expires |
| Thomas Sims |
12/31/2007 |
| Herschel Morris |
12/31/2009 |
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David Hunter |
12/31/2009 |
| Langdon Sheffield |
12/31/2007 |
| John Bates |
12/31/2007 |
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| Voter Qualifications
(Candidate Qualifications) |
| To
register to Vote in the State of Georgia, you must be:
- A citizen of the United States
- A legal resident of Georgia
- Be at least 17 1/2 years of age (at least 18
years of age to vote)
- Not be serving a sentence for a conviction of
felony involving moral turpitude
- Have not been found mentally incompetent by a
judge
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| How to Register |
| You
can register to vote at the Sumter County Board of Elections and
Voter Registration Office located at the Sumter County Courthouse.
There are several convenient methods of signing up to vote, including
registration by mail and "Motor Voter"
registration.
"Motor Voter"
registration is offered when you renew or apply for your driver's
license.
Mail-in registration forms are available from your
county board of registrar's office, public libraries, and Department
of Public Safety.
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| Change of Residence |
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you move to a new county, you must fill out another voter registration
application.
If you move within the same county, you do not need
to re-register, but you must fill out a change of address form with
your new address. This can be done by coming into the Sumter County Board of
Elections and Voter Registration Office or you may write to:
Sumter County Board of Elections and Voter Registration Office
P.O. Box 295
Americus, GA 31709
If writing, please provide the following information:
- Name
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Old Address
- New Address
- Signature
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| Absentee Ballots |
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may request absentee ballots as early as 180 days before an election.(No
absentee ballots are issued on Election Day.) Ballot request forms
are available at:
Sumter County Board of Elections and Voter
Registration Office
P.O. Box 295
Americus, GA 31709
or you may request an absentee ballot by submitting
the following information, in writing, to the Voter Registration
Office. Request must include:
- Name of election, date of election (if primary,
declare party preference)
- Reason absentee ballot is being requested
- Voter's name and address as registered
- Voter's date of birth
- Voter's mother's maiden name
- Mailing address where ballot will be mailed
to
- Voter's signature
- (may be signed by specified relative if voter
is temporarily
out of county or if voter is physically disabled)
After completing the request, please submit to the Sumter County Board of
Elections and Voter Registration Office in person, or by mail.
NOTE: If the absentee ballots are available,
when appearing in person with your request you must vote within
the confines of the Sumter County Board of Elections and Voter
Registration Office.
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| Requesting
a List of Eligible Voter's |
| To
request a list the following information is needed:
- Your name, address, and phone number.
- Type of list requesting.
- A $50.00 processing fee is required before the
list can be ordered.
It takes about two weeks before the list comes back
from the State.
When the list comes back there is a charge of - a half of a cent
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| Identification Required To
Vote At Precincts |
Georgia
Annotated Code sections 21-2-417 and 21-3-328 requires identification
at polls as follows:
- Each elector shall present proper identification
to a poll worker at or prior to completion of a voter's certificate
at any polling place and prior to such person's admission to the
enclosed space at such polling place. Proper identification shall
consist of any one of the following:
- A valid Georgia driver's license;
- A valid identification card issued by a branch,
department, agency, or entity of the State of Georgia,
any other state, or the United States authorized by law
to issue personal identification;
- A valid United States passport;
- A valid employee identification card
containing a photograph of the elector and issued by
any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States
government, this state, or any county, municipality,
board, authority, or other entity of this state;
- A valid employee identification card
containing a photograph of the elector and issued by
any employer of the elector in the ordinary course of such employer’s
business;
- A valid student identification card
containing a photograph of the elector from any public
or private college, university, or postgraduate technical or
professional school located within the State of Georgia;
- A valid Georgia hunting or fishing license;
- A valid Georgia license to carry a pistol
or revolver;
- A valid pilot’s license issued
by the Federal Aviation Administration or other authorized agency
of the United States;
A valid United States military identification card;
- A certified copy of the elector’s birth
certificate;
- A valid social security card;
- Certified naturalization documentation;
or a certified copy of court records showing adoption, name,
or sex change.
- If an elector is unable to produce any of
the items of identification listed in subsection (1) of this
Code section, he or she shall sign a statement under oath
in a form approved by the Secretary of State, separate and distinct
from the elector’s voter certificate, swearing or affirming
that he or she is the person identified on the elector’s
voter certificate. Such person shall be allowed to vote without
undue delay. Falsely swearing or affirming such statement
under oath shall be punishable as a felony, and the penalty
shall be distinctly set forth on the face of the statement.
Effective January 1, 1998
FORM #ID-S-98
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