Voting Information

About the Election

Presidential Preference Primary vs. State/County Offices

2024 is a presidential election year, meaning Georgians have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the Republican Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) on March 12.

HOWEVER, the PPP is the only election on the March 12 ballot, meaning Georgians will need to return to the polls on May 21 to make their voices heard in elections/primaries for state and county offices.

Read below for more information.

Offices on the Ballot (listed by date of election)

  • MARCH 12
    • President of the United States – This is the ONLY office on this ballot
  • MAY 21
    • FEDERAL
      • U.S. House (Greene incumbent)
    • STATE
      • Public Service Commission
        • District 2 (Echols incumbent)
        • District 3 (Johnson incumbent)
        • District 5 (Pridemore incumbent)
      • State Senate
        • District 52 (Hufstetler incumbent)
        • District 53 (Moore incumbent)
      • State House
        • District 5 (Barton incumbent)
        • District 12 (Lumsden incumbent)
        • District 13 (Dempsey incumbent)
        •  
    • COUNTY
      • District Attorney (Patterson incumbent)
      • Clerk of Superior Court (Penson incumbent)
      • Sheriff (Roberson incumbent)
      • Tax Commissioner (Payne incumbent)
      • Coroner (Proctor incumbent)
      • County Commission, Post 2 (Bagby incumbent)
      • County Commission, Post 3 (Watters incumbent)
      • County Board of Education, Post 2 (Strickland incumbent)
      • County Board of Education, Post 3 (Shell incumbent)
      • County Board of Education, Post 5 (Waits incumbent)
    • JUDGES – GENERAL ELECTION FOR NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL OFFICES
      • SUPREME COURT (Statewide)
        • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (Boggs incumbent)
        • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (Ellington incumbent)
        • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (Peterson incumbent)
        • Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (Pinson incumbent)
      • COURT OF APPEALS (Statewide)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Dillard incumbent)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Hodges incumbent)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Land incumbent)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Mercier incumbent)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Miller incumbent)
        • Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals (Rickman incumbent)
      • LOCAL JUDGES (Floyd County only)
        • JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Johnson incumbent)
        • JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT OF THE ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Niedrach incumbent) 
        • CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Richardson incumbent)
        • JUDGE, PROBATE COURT (Burkhalter incumbent)

Ways to Vote

Key Dates

PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY (MARCH 12)
  • Monday, Dec. 25 – Earliest day to request an absentee ballot for the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP)
  • Monday, Feb. 12 – Last day to register to vote in the PPP; First day registrars shall mail/issue absentee ballots
  • Monday, Feb. 19 – Friday, March 8 – Advance, in-person voting in the PPP
    • Saturday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, March 2 – Mandatory Saturday voting
  • Friday, March 1 – Final day to request an absentee ballot for the PPP
  • Tuesday, March 12 – PPP Election Day
  • Friday, March 15 – Ballot cure deadline for the PPP (5 p.m.)
    • Provisional ballots: last day voters can provide any supplemental documentation
    • Absentee ballots: Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch.
 

PRIMARIES FOR ALL OTHER PARTISAN OFFICES/GENERAL ELECTION FOR NON-PARTISAN OFFICES

  • Monday, March 4 – Earliest day to request an absentee ballot for the May 21 election
  • Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8 – Candidate qualifying period for offices on the ballot May 21
  • Monday, April 22 – Last day to register to vote in the May 21 election; First day registrars shall mail/issue absentee ballots
  • Monday, April 29 – Friday, May 17 – Advance, in-person voting in the May 21 election
    • Saturday, May 4 and Saturday, May 11 – Mandatory Saturday voting
  • Friday, May 10 – Final day to request an absentee ballot for the May 21 election
  • Tuesday, May 21 – Election Day
  • Friday, May 24 – Ballot cure deadline for the May 21 election (5 p.m.)
    • Provisional ballots: last day voters can provide any supplemental documentation
    • Absentee ballots: Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch.
  • Tuesday, June 18 – Runoff election (if necessary)
    • Friday, June 21 – Ballot cure deadline for the June 18 runoff election (5 p.m.)
      • Provisional ballots: last day voters can provide any supplemental documentation
      • Absentee ballots: Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch.

GENERAL ELECTION

  • Monday, Aug. 19 – Earliest day to request an absentee ballot for the general election
  • Monday, Oct. 7 – Last day to register to vote in the general election; First day registrars shall mail/issue absentee ballots
    • Deadline to make a change of address.
  • Monday, Oct. 15 – Friday, Nov. 1 – Advance, in-person voting in the general election
    • Saturday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 26 – Mandatory Saturday voting
  • Friday, Oct. 25 – Final day to request an absentee ballot for the general election
  • Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Election Day
  • Friday, Nov. 8 – Ballot cure deadline for the general election (5 p.m.)
    • Provisional ballots: last day voters can provide any supplemental documentation
    • Absentee ballots: Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 3 – Runoff election (if necessary)
    • Friday, June 6 – Ballot cure deadline for the Dec. 3 runoff election (5 p.m.)
      • Provisional ballots: last day voters can provide any supplemental documentation
      • Absentee ballots: Last day voters can cure timely submitted absentee ballots for missing signature or information mismatch.

 

Click here for a full calendar of this election from the Secretary of State.

Voting on Election Day

On Election Day, polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7p.m. at all 19 precincts. If you choose to vote on Election Day, you must vote in your own designated precinct. If you do not know your precinct, find out by visiting the “My Voter Page” on the Secretary of State’s website by clicking here. Click here to see polling locations for every precinct in Floyd County.

A photo ID (such as your Georgia driver’s license, passport, or state identification card) is required to vote. 

Click here to visit the Floyd County Board of Elections’ website.

Early Voting

Dates and locations for early (advanced in-person) voting for the March 12 Presidential Preference Primary are listed as follows:

  • Floyd County Elections Office18 E. 12th St., Rome, GA 30161
    • Monday, Feb. 19 – Friday, Feb. 23  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Saturday, Feb. 24  •  9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday, Feb. 26 – Friday, March 1  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 2  •  9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Sunday, March 3  •  1-5 p.m.
    • Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8 •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Rome Civic Center – 400 Civic Center Dr., Rome, GA 30161
    • Monday, Feb. 19 – Friday, Feb. 23  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday, Feb. 26 – Friday, March 1  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8 •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Thornton Recreation Center102 North Floyd Park Rd., Rome, GA 30165
    • Monday, Feb. 19 – Friday, Feb. 23  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday, Feb. 26 – Friday, March 1  •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8 •  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

If you vote early in person, you may vote at any of these three locations during any of the given hours on any available day (even if it is not your own designated precinct). A photo ID (such as your Georgia driver’s license, passport, or state identification card) is required to vote.

Click here for information about early voting from the county elections board’s website and here to see these early voting locations and hours on the Secretary of State’s website

Voting by Mail

You may vote by mail if you choose. You do not need a reason or excuse to vote by mail, and a request can be submitted online, by email,  by mail, by fax, or in person.

A photo ID (such as your Georgia driver’s license, passport, or state identification card) is required to request and cast an absentee ballot.

Click here to visit the Secretary of State’s website and read carefully for the full process of requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Once you request, receive, and fill out your absentee ballot, you may officially cast the ballot by:

  1. Mailing the ballot back to the Floyd County elections office
    • Follow the directions included with your ballot closely to ensure the ballot arrives and is counted.
    • The ballot must be received at the office by Election Day.
  2. Hand-delivering the absentee ballot in person at the Floyd County elections office on or before Election Day.
    • The address is 18 E. 12th St. Rome, GA 30161-9313.
    • Click here for more information on how to contact the Floyd County Board of Elections to submit your ballot.

 

To verify your  ballot was received and accepted, visit the “My Voter Page” on the Secretary of State’s website by clicking here, navigate to the “Absentee Ballot Portal” tab at the top of the page, and check to see your ballot requested for this cycle is marked “accepted.”

  • If your ballot was rejected, your county elections office will contact you with a document to “cure” or correct your ballot envelope. Contact the Floyd County Registrar to get more information and find out what your options are.

 

If you do not receive your absentee ballot after submitting your application, contact the Floyd County Registrar to assess your options. If there is not enough time to receive a new absentee ballot, or if for any reason you cannot have another sent to you, you may vote in person. If you attempt to vote in person because you never received a requested absentee ballot, you will have to sign a document attesting that you are only voting once.

If you request and return an absentee ballot, you cannot change your mind and vote in person. Once you return your absentee ballot, you have voted.

Click here for more information on how to request and return an absentee ballot.

Click here to see the daily number of absentee ballots that have been requested, mailed to voters, and returned to the office by voters.

Find Precincts, Wards, and Districts

Floyd County contains 19 voting precincts, two State Senate districts, and three State House districts. To find your district more precisely, click here to visit the Secretary of State’s secure, online portal and input your information.

Click here to see polling locations for every precinct in Floyd County.

NOTE: As of Sept. 2023, precincts and polling locations have been updated. The new precinct map can be found below, and the polling locations can be accessed by clicking the above link.

If you do not know your precinct, find out by visiting the “My Voter Page” on the Secretary of State’s website by clicking HERE.

Floyd County Voting Precincts

Rome City Commission Wards

State Senate Districts

State House Districts