When Can You Vote?

Several recent local elections have been decided by less than 100 votes. Your vote counts. Here’s when and where you can vote.

According to a Word file buried three levels deep in the Board of Elections website, and also according to GA Secretary of state Elections Division:

Early Voting: Deb Cox, Elections Supervisor, Lowndes County, Georgia Monday through Friday,
October 15-26, 2012, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
2808 N Oak St., Valdosta
Saturday Voting: October 27, 2012, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
2808 N Oak St., Valdosta
Extended Hours: Your Vote Counts Monday through Friday,
October 29 – November 2, 2012, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
2808 N Oak St., Valdosta
Vote by Mail: Get the form from the Board of Elections
Election Day: precincts Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Go to your assigned precinct
Find your precinct through My Voter Page by the Georgia Secretary of State.

For a sample ballot, go to My Voter Page by the Georgia Secretary of State.

You have to have a picture ID, which the Board of Elections and GA Sec. State say can be one of the following:

  1. Georgia driver’s license
  2. Valid Id card by any state or U.S with photo
  3. Valid U.S. Passport
  4. Valid Govt. employees photo ID
  5. Valid U.S military ID card with photo
  6. Valid tribal ID card with photo

Local parties are giving rides to the polls:

Democratic: 241-1694 or 630-8486
Republican: 548-3748 or 247-4111

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