Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. This website is just one part of our comprehensive outreach and education program to ensure that citizens are aware of the photo identification requirement. Electronic versions of publications and press releases pertaining to this requirement are available here as well. If you have questions, need more information or have difficulty getting a free Voter Identification Card, you can contact your county registrar’s office or the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at:

Telephone (8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
Telephone  (404) 656-2871
V/TTY:  (404) 656-1787
Fax:  (404) 651-9531

You are not required to provide identification when you vote absentee by mail.

What IDs are acceptable?

• Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a free ID Card issued by your county registrar's office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
  
• A Georgia Driver's License, even if expired
• Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
• Valid U.S. passport ID
• Valid U.S. military photo ID
• Valid tribal photo ID

Bring one of these six forms of identification to vote.

Georgia's Voter Identification Card

If you do not have one of the six acceptable forms of photo ID, the State of Georgia offers a free ID Card. An ID card can be issued at any county registrar's office or Department of Driver Services Office free of charge.

To receive a voter identification card, the voter must provide:

• A photo identity document or approved non-photo identity document that includes full legal name and date of birth
• Documentation showing the voter's date of birth
• Evidence that the applicant is a registered voter
• Documentation showing the applicant's name and residential address

Example of a Georgia Voter Identification Card:

Publications

• Acceptable Student ID:  College, University, Technical College   
  
• Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Brochure 
  
• Georgia Voter Information Guide Brochure  
  
• Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Poster 
  
• Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Flyer