Georgetown, Georgia Public Records

Voter registration applications must be received at least 29 days before an election. Georgia requires one of the following forms of acceptable photo identification to vote: Georgia driver's license, Georgia ID card, free Georgia Voter ID card (available from county registrar), U.S. Passport, valid employee photo ID from any branch of government, valid U.S. Military photo ID, or valid tribal photo ID. Since the community is unincorporated and has no municipal government, residents don't vote in city council or mayoral elections. Instead, they participate in county, state, and federal elections. Quitman County voters elect a five-member Board of Commissioners, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, Probate Judge, Clerk of Superior Court, and other constitutional officers in county-level elections. Residents can find their assigned polling place by visiting the My Voter Page at https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov or by calling the Elections Office at (229) 334-2251. The county typically operates a limited number of polling locations due to its small population. Georgia voters can request absentee ballots online through the My Voter Page or by submitting a paper application to the Quitman County Elections Office. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Friday before Election Day, and completed ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day. No-excuse absentee voting is available in Georgia, though state law does limit the use of ballot drop boxes and requires voters to provide identification information when requesting absentee ballots. Public election records in Georgia include voter registration lists (available for purchase for approved purposes), precinct-level election results (posted by the Secretary of State), and campaign finance reports filed by candidates and committees (searchable at https://ethics.ga.gov). Individual voter history (which elections a person voted in, but not how they voted) is considered public record in Georgia.