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Georgia Matters is a nonpartisan civic education initiative focused on Georgia’s elections. We help Georgians understand when elections happen, how the process works, and how to participate confidently, using official, publicly available information.

We don’t endorse candidates, parties, or policy positions. We don’t do persuasion, advocacy, or voter targeting. Everything we publish is informational, neutral, and built for a broad audience.

We work by partnering with trusted institutions, including workplaces, faith communities, chambers of commerce, and nonprofits, to share clear election information through the relationships people already trust.

Georgia Matters is led by In Good Company in partnership with Georgians United. The initiative is also supported by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which shares our belief that strong voter participation is good for Georgia’s business climate and communities.

Georgia Matters is a nonpartisan education initiative. We don’t provide legal advice, run election administration, or engage in political advocacy.

Four core principles guide everything we do:

1. Georgia focused. Every resource, toolkit, and message is designed specifically for Georgia voters, Georgia communities, and the November general election. Every link goes to an official Georgia source.
2. Nonpartisan by design. Georgia Matters takes no position on parties, candidates, or policy issues. Our singular goal is to increase awareness and participation in the November general election. We don’t take sides. Ever.
3. No candidate endorsements. We will never endorse, promote, or oppose any candidate running for office. This ensures our partners can confidently share our resources without concern.
4. Free and easy to use. All Georgia Matters materials are freely available. The toolkit costs nothing. We just ask that you share it with the people who trust you.

No. We never tell anyone how to vote, who to vote for, or which party to support. Our only goal is to make sure more Georgians have the information they need to participate, if they choose to.

We believe informed participation is good for Georgia, no matter which candidates or parties it helps.

No. Georgia Matters is completely nonpartisan, with no affiliation to any party, candidate, PAC, or advocacy organization. We don’t accept funding from political campaigns or party committees, and our content is reviewed to make sure it treats all parties and candidates neutrally.

The general election decides who actually holds office. This November, Georgia voters choose the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, a U.S. Senate seat, all U.S. House seats, statewide offices like Attorney General and Secretary of State, the entire General Assembly, plus judicial and local races and three constitutional amendments.

Georgia races have been decided by razor-thin margins in recent cycles. Down-ballot contests for sheriff, district attorney, school board, and county commission often shape daily life more directly than the offices at the top of the ticket. Your vote reaches all of them at once.

In the general election, every voter in your precinct gets the same ballot, with every race and candidate on it. There’s no party ballot to choose, unlike in a primary. You vote for whoever you want, race by race, in any combination.

Your exact ballot depends on where you live. The best way to see it is your personalized sample ballot.

No. Choosing a party ballot is a primary thing. In the general election, everyone votes on the same ballot with all candidates from all parties, plus any independents and third-party candidates who qualified. You can split your choices across parties freely.

Georgia doesn’t have party registration, so nothing about your past votes limits what you can do in November.

Georgia requires a winner to earn more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate clears that bar in a November race, the top two finishers advance to a general runoff on December 1, 2026. Most races are decided in November, but statewide contests occasionally go to a runoff.

Visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at mvp.sos.ga.gov. You can check your registration status, confirm your polling place, view your sample ballot, and track an absentee ballot, all in one place.

The registration deadline for the November 3 election is October 5. If you need to register or update your address, do it before then.

Georgia requires photo ID to vote in person. Accepted forms include:

• Georgia driver’s license (valid even if expired)
• Any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID
• Valid U.S. passport
• Valid U.S. military photo ID
• Valid employee photo ID from a government entity
• Valid tribal photo ID
• Student ID from a Georgia public college or university
• Free Georgia Voter ID Card (available at any county registrar’s office or DDS)

Your voter precinct card is not a valid ID, and digital IDs on your phone are not accepted. Bring a physical document.

Yes. Early voting for the November 3 election runs October 13 through October 30. Weekday hours are typically 9 AM to 5 PM, with required Saturday voting. Exact hours vary by county.

Unlike Election Day, during early voting you can vote at any early voting location in your county, not just your assigned polling place.

Yes. Any registered Georgia voter can request an absentee ballot, no excuse required. You can apply online, by mail, by email, by fax, or in person at your county registrar’s office.

The deadline to apply is October 23, but apply earlier so your ballot has time to arrive and return. Your completed ballot must be received by your county by 7 PM on Election Day. A postmark is not enough.

It depends on when you moved and where you’re registered. If you moved within your county, update your address and vote as usual. If you moved to a new county, whether you vote there or back in your old county comes down to when you moved relative to the October 5 deadline.

You have the right to cast a provisional ballot. It lets you vote even if your eligibility can’t be confirmed on the spot. After Election Day, your county registrar reviews it and counts it once you’re confirmed eligible.

You have until three days after Election Day (November 6) to resolve any eligibility issue with your County Board of Registrars.

Need help at the polls? Call the nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (English) or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (Spanish).

Georgia Matters is built to be safe and straightforward for any organization to share, no matter their members’ political views. Here’s how we protect partners:

• All content is based on publicly available information from official election authorities
• We never direct people how to vote or which candidate or party to support
• We don’t collect or store personal voter data, voting choices, or ballot selections
• Partners are never required to promote specific behaviors or share personal data
• Participation by community members is always voluntary

These safeguards reduce legal, reputational, and operational risk while supporting informed civic participation.

Yes, that’s exactly what we’re here for. The Georgia Matters toolkit is free and includes ready-to-use messages, graphics, and key dates formatted for email, social media, text, and in-person use.

Sharing nonpartisan voter education is a widely accepted practice for employers, chambers, faith communities, and nonprofits. Our materials are designed to work within standard HR and communications guardrails.

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