Registered voters in Cobb County and Georgia who wish to vote absentee by mail for the Nov. 5 general election have until Oct. 25 to request their ballots.
According to Georgia law, you don’t have to have a reason for requesting an absentee ballot but can do so only between 78 and 11 calendar days before an election.
(You can download an application by clicking here.)
Applicants must sign a signature physically—not electronically—and provide their date of birth and other voter identification information on the ballot.
Friends, family members or other individuals assisting an individual with an absentee ballot request may do so, and are required to provide a signature on the application. The ballot will be mailed to the voter.
Applications can be sent via the following methods:
- E-mail: Absentee@cobbcounty.org
- Fax: 770-528-2458
- Mail: Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration
P.O. Box 649
Marietta, GA 30061-0649 - In-Person: Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration Office
995 Roswell St. NE
Marietta, GA 30060
All absentee ballot applications will be reviewed by the Cobb Board of Elections and Registration. Once you receive an absentee ballot, you must fill it out and return it before the polls close on election day.
Cobb Elections has more details on options around absentee voting.
Here’s more general information about absentee voting from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
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- Cobb Elections Board opposes county’s redistricting appeal
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- Cobb special elections scheduled as map dispute lingers
- Cobb to appeal court order for new commission elections
- New commission elections ordered in redistricting ruling
- MORE: Visit the East Cobb News Politics & Elections Page
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