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THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS' OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 406 SMITH AVENUE, THOMASVILLE, GA
The Board of Registrars' office has moved to 406 Smith Avenue (where the Thomas County Transit Bus Office was formerly located). Even though our office location has changed, our mailing address will stay the same (P.O. Box 110, Thomasville, GA 31799-0110.
Please continue to send all mail to the post office box. WE HAVE A NEW FAX NUMBER: 229.225.3133. Please send all faxes to this new fax number.
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008
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Georgia citizens will vote in the Presidential Preference Primary on February 5, 2008.
For more information on the Presidential Preference Primary, click here>GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE
In-person absentee voting is currently being conducted for the Presidential Preference Primary.
ADVANCE VOTING WEEK FOR THIS PRIMARY ELECTION WILL START MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008, 8:00 A.M. AND RUN THROUGH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008, 5:00 P.M.
ABSENTEE AND ADVANCE VOTING WILL BE HELD AT THE REGISTRARS' OFFICE AT THE NEW LOCATION ON 406 SMITH AVENUE IN THOMASVILLE. Our regular office hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please remember, a PHOTO ID is REQUIRED to vote IN PERSON.
The Board of Registrars' office is currently accepting applications for absentee ballots for this election. Remember, if you are 75 years or over, or disabled, you will not automatically receive an absentee ballot for this election even if you applied for one during the 2007 election.
You will have to send us a new request for this election. You can mail your request to P.O. Box 110, Thomasville, GA 31799, or fax your request to 229-225-3133. Remember to sign your request. An unsigned request will not be processed. Please send in your request early to insure that your ballot is returned
in time to be counted.
Also, voters who fall in the "age 75 or over" category or "disabled" category should note that their application for the Presidential Preference Primary cannot be used to receive an absentee
ballot for the remaining primaries and elections in 2008. Voters must submit a separate application for the Presidential Preference Primary.
DEADLINES:
DECEMBER 26, 2007 - FIRST DAY OF IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MAIL AVAILABLE
JANUARY 7, 2008 - LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
JANUARY 28, 2008 - FIRST DAY FOR IN-PERSON ADVANCE VOTING
FEBRUARY 1, 2008 - LAST DAY FOR IN-PERSON ADVANCE VOTING;
LAST DAY TO REQUEST A MAIL-OUT ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 5TH PRIMARY
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE EARLY BY MAIL OR DURING ADVANCE VOTING WEEK!
Voters wanting to cast an absentee vote will have to submit their request in writing. This includes voters who have requested that ballots for all elections be automatically mailed to them as such requests are not kept on file from year to year. House Bill 244 has caused some changes in the way absentee voting is conducted.
For example, when someone requests an absentee ballot by mail, they do not have to provide a reason, but if someone comes in the registrar's office to cast an absentee ballot, (excluding advance voting week), they have to provide a reason and they have to show an approved form of photo I.D. If a voter does not have a form of photo I.D, they may cast a PROVISIONAL BALLOT.
HERE ARE SOME THINGS EVERY VOTER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT ABSENTEE VOTING:
 If you would like to vote absentee by mail, send a written request stating the election for which you would like an absentee ballot, your name as registered, your residential address, the address that you would like the absentee ballot to be mailed to, your date of birth, and your signature.
Applications and requests for absentee ballots BY MAIL will be accepted until FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS CANNOT BE MAILED THE DAY BEFORE AN ELECTION so please send your request as soon as possible to ensure that it reaches election staff in time to be processed.
If you vote absentee by mail for any reason other than being DISABLED, another person cannot deliver your ballot to our office. You must either mail it back to us in time to reach our office by the close of the polls on election day or deliver the ballot yourself the day before the election.
According to Georgia law, the registrars' office cannot accept a ballot that has been delivered personally to our office on the day of the election. If your ballot will be delivered personally, or in the case of someone delivering an absentee ballot for a disabled voter, please make sure that it is delivered no later than 5:00 p.m. the day BEFORE the election.
An absentee ballot will not be issued the day before the Election, this includes absentee voting in the office on the touch screen voting units.
You do not have to provide a reason if you request an absentee ballot by mail.
If you have questions about absentee voting, please call us at 225-4101.
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