REGISTER TO VOTE-Last Day OCT 10, 2017 for November 2017 Election

Voters must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 10 to participate in the Nov. 7 municipal and special elections, according to the Georgia secretary of state. All address changes and other updates have to be submitted by this same deadline to be effective for these elections.

The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, with a runoff scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Here are steps recommended by the Georgia secretary of state to check on your voter registration:

•  Check voter registration status using the Secretary of State Office’s “My Voter Page” (MVP).
• Use OLVR, GA SOS, or text “GA” to “2VOTE” to register to vote or to update your voter registration at registertovote.sos.ga.gov.
• Visit your local elections office to fill out or drop off your voter registration application before the deadline.

If you have prepared a paper voter registration application, do not wait until next week. Mail it in as soon as possible. Applications postmarked by Tuesday, October 10 will be processed by the November 7th election