Register to Vote

Who Can RegisterTo register to vote in DeKalb County, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A legal resident of Georgia and DeKalb County
• At least 17½ years old to register (18 to vote)
• Not currently serving a sentence for a felony
• Not ruled mentally incompetent by a court

How to RegisterOnline (Fastest Method):

• Visit Georgia's My Voter Page
• Requires valid Georgia driver's license or state ID

By Mail or In Person:

• Download Georgia Voter Registration Application
• Submit to: 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, GA 30032

Important: Registration deadline is 5:00 PM Mondays before any election.

College Students: You may register using your school address in the county where you attend college.

Homeless Voters: Special provisions available. Contact our office at 404-298-4020 for assistance.

VoteSafe Program: Confidential address protection for victims of domestic violence or stalking.  
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Verify your voter registration status and find your polling location:

• Georgia My Voter Page
• Call 404-298-4020

If your status shows "inactive," you can still vote. Your status will return to active once you cast a ballot.

State law requires the public availability of voter lists including name and address of registered voters. In 2009, the Georgia Legislature enacted a bill known as the VoteSafe program to provide for the confidentiality of residence addresses of certain registered voters who have been, or may be, subject to acts of family violence or stalking, or currently reside in a family violence shelter.
 
Application Materials
The information provided in the Vote Safe application and accompanying documents are strictly confidential. You should develop a method of storing these materials that protects this confidentiality.

Upon acceptance, the voter will have VoteSafe status for four years or until the voter registration is transferred out of your county. At the end of four years, or upon moving out of the county, a voter would need to reapply for the program.
 
Application materials and important information for voters can be found at sos.ga.gov/page/votesafe.

You may be eligible for participation in the VoteSafe program if you meet the following eligibility requirements:

• You are a resident of the State of Georgia;

• You are registered to vote in the State of Georgia; and

   

And You have met one of the following qualifications:

• You have a protective order under O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4 or under a similar provision of law in another state;
• You have a restraining order or protective order under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-94 or under a similar provision of law in another state;
• You are a bona fide resident of a family violence shelter, as defined in O.C.G.A. §19-13-20.

• Submit a VoteSafe Application; and
• Submit at least one of the following:
• VoteSafe Affidavit attesting that you have obtained a protective order or restraining order; 
  or  
  VoteSafe Resident Certification signed by the operators of a Department of Human Resources (DHR)-approved family violence shelter certifying that you are a bona fide resident of such shelter.

• Submit all required documents to the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections office: 

  Mailing Address:  
  DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections  
  4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300 
  Decatur, GA 30032  
  Phone: 404-298-4020
  Fax: 404-298-4038
  Email: voterreg@dekalbcountyga.gov

Please remember, the VoteSafe program is only one part of your safety strategy. By itself, the program cannot keep a participant safe.

If you are a DeKalb County resident experiencing homelessness, you can still register to vote even without a permanent address.

• Using a temporary location: If you regularly stay in a shelter, church, or with a friend or relative, you may use that location as your voter registration address. For election mail only (effective January 1, 2025), you may use the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections office as your mailing address:

  4380 Memorial Drive

  Suite 300, Decatur, GA 30032

Note: This address can only be used for election-related mail.

• Without a regular location: If you do not have a place you routinely stay, you may register using the DeKalb County Courthouse as your voter registration address:  
  556 N. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030  For election mail (effective January 1, 2025), use the Voter Registration office address above.

For help completing your voter registration, contact DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections at 404-298-4020 or voterreg@dekalbcountyga.gov.

To check your precinct, polling location, or update your address, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.