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VoteACC.org is Athens-Clarke County, Georgia's internet hub for consolidated, unbiased, local election information.

Find out about ACC's:

Register to vote in next year's elections!

To vote in the general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 you must register to vote by Monday, October 6, 2008.
Voter registration forms are available at the Board of Elections Office in downtown Athens, the Athens Regional Library on Baxter St., the ACC Tag Office on Lexington Rd., the State Patrol Office on Hwy 29, and online at www.sos.state.ga.us/elections.

The other election dates are posted on the Secretary of State's website here.

Who represents you?

Find out who your state representatives are with the Secretary of State's Poll Locator.

You can see the map of your U.S. House of Representatives District (10th Congressional District in Georgia), your Georgia House of Representatives District (113th, 114th, or 115th State District), and your Georgia Senate District (46th or 47th State District).  The two U.S. Senators from Georgia both represent the entire state.

Currently there is no "poll locator" for local elected officials, but you can still find out who your Athens-Clarke County representatives are.

  • For county commissioners, find your residence on the district map. Each citizen is represented by 1 of the 8 district commissioners and also by 1 of 2 super-district commissioners. Match your two districts with the commissioners list to find your representatives.
  • For school board commissioners, locate your residence on the school district map and then match it with the Board of Education member list. Each citizen is represented by 1 of 9 school district commissioners.

ACC Board of Elections

The Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Board of Elections website is the official government source for registering to vote as well as when, where, and how to vote, and it also has absentee ballots and a live update of election results on election days.