Politics & Government

Monday is Deadline to Register to Vote in Georgia Primary

Feb. 6 is the deadline to register to vote.

Feb. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in the Georgia Presidential Primary. The Primary is March 6, 2012.

You can also register to vote online through the Georgia Secretary of State office. 

To register to vote you must:

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  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be a legal resident of the county
  • Be at least 171/2 years of age to register and 18 years of age to vote
  • Not be serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  • Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

In the Republican race, these candidates will be on the ballot:*

  • Michele Bachmann
  • Newt Gingrich
  • Jon Huntsman
  • Gary Johnson
  • Ron Paul
  • Rick Perry
  • Buddy Roemer
  • Mitt Romney
  • Rick Santorum

* Candidates' names appear on the ballot regardless of having dropped out of the race, unless candidates formally request that their names be removed. Herman Cain, for example, is not listed on the ballot. Notification was sent to remove his name, officials said.

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