How to vote in Georgia's 2024 presidential preference primary — plus key election dates to remember

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump rallied in Georgia on March 9 to make their final pitches to voters ahead of the state's presidential preference primary.

The Associated Press reported that both could secure enough delegates this week to win their respective parties’ presidential nominations before facing off again in November for a rematch of the 2020 presidential election.

For Georgia voters, the Tuesday, March 12 presidential preference primary is the first election day of several key voting dates in 2024.
 

Voting? Here's what you need to know

In Georgia, you can vote in person on election days from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at your assigned polling place. If you are in line by 7 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote. Find your assigned polling place on My Voter Page.

In Georgia's presidential preference primary, voters may vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary but not both. Here is a sample ballot for the Republican presidential primary and a sample ballot for the Democratic presidential primary. Please note that some candidates withdrew their bids for president after the deadline to remove their names from the ballots. 

You can register any time. But you must be registered at least 30 days before an election to vote in that election and its runoff dates. Unless you registered by Feb. 12, you will not be able to vote in the March 12 presidential preference primary or the April 9 runoff races (if applicable).

Check the key dates to ensure you’re registering before the deadline for the election you want to participate in:

Keep these rules in mind

• Not sure if you’re registered to vote? Visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s website to verify that you are listed as active
• For personalized precinct information, please visit My Voter Page.
• To vote in person you must show one of six types of photo ID.
• Ballots cannot be removed from the voting room.
• For information on voting by mail in future elections, visit the Absentee Voting page.

Visit GPB's Election 2024 page for updates and take our quick survey about which issues you'd like the candidates to discuss.