If you don’t want to wait in line on Primary Election Day, you can cast your ballot early at the Chattooga County Registrar Office on Commerce Street in Summerville.  Early voting continues this week, and this Saturday, May 30th – there will be Saturday voting at the Registrar Office.

If you choose an absentee ballot as opposed to voting early at the Registrar Office, here are some things to remember:

 *For an application for an absentee ballot,visit https://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/Absentee_Ballot_Application_2018.pdf or https://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/Fillable%20Absentee%20Ballot%20Form%2020.pdf  
* All requests must include a signature of the person making the request. You may make a request on behalf of a family member who is disabled or temporarily living outside of the county. All other requests must be made by the voter.
* Electronic signatures are not accepted.
* Party selection is required because this is a primary. Voters may choose between Democratic, Republican, or Non-Partisan. (Non-Partisan ballots do not contain Democratic or Republican races/questions.)  Sample ballots are on the My Voter Page for all three parties.  Note: The sample ballots will not reflect if you voted in March, but your actual ballot will.
* Absentee ballot applications may be accepted by mail, email, or fax and must be received by close of business on June 5, 2020.
* Absentee By Mail Ballots must be received by June 9, 2020 and are accepted through the mail or personally delivered to the Chattooga County Registrar office.

* Absentee ballots contain a privacy sleeve in place of an envelope.  The sleeves do not need to be sealed inside of the outer envelope.  A ballot is still valid if the ballot is not enclosed inside the privacy sleeve.

* The oath must be signed on absentee ballots and the signature must match our files.  If the signature is missing or does not match, the voter will have an opportunity to rectify the situation in order for the ballot to still count.