Savannah, Georgia Public Records

Georgia residents can register to vote online through the Georgia Secretary of State's My Voter Page at mvp.sos.ga.gov. Applicants must provide a valid Georgia driver's license or state-issued ID number, and the last four digits of their Social Security number. Voter registration deadlines in Georgia are 29 days before any election. The state requires photo identification to vote in person; acceptable IDs include Georgia driver's license, Georgia ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, or tribal ID. First-time voters who registered by mail may need to provide additional identification. The City of Savannah holds municipal elections for Mayor and eight City Council seats (six district seats and two at-large seats). Municipal elections are nonpartisan and held in odd-numbered years, most recently in November 2023. Council members serve four-year terms. Information about municipal candidates, sample ballots, and local referendums is available through the Chatham County Elections Office and the City of Savannah website at savannahga.gov. Local voters can find their assigned polling place through the Georgia My Voter Page at mvp.sos.ga.gov by entering their name and date of birth or county and address. The system displays polling location address, hours, sample ballot, early voting locations, and absentee ballot status. The county operates numerous early voting locations with extended hours beginning three weeks before Election Day. Georgia election records that are publicly accessible include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosure reports through the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (ethics.ga.gov), candidate qualification documents filed with county election offices, precinct-level election results published after certification, and absentee ballot application statistics. Individual voter history (whether a person voted, though not how they voted) is public record. Georgia does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Savannah voters are published by the Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/elections). All 14 Georgia State Senate districts and 180 State House districts, including those representing portions of Chatham County (State Senate District 2 and House Districts 163, 164, 165), will be contested. County voters will elect county commission seats (some districts on staggered terms), Sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, and other constitutional officers. Judicial elections for superior court and state court judgeships may appear if seats are contested or retention elections required. Georgia offers no-excuse absentee voting by mail. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot online through the Georgia My Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov), by mail, fax, email, or in person at the Chatham County Elections Office. Absentee ballot requests must be received by the Friday before Election Day (11 days before), though officials recommend applying earlier. Completed absentee ballots must be received by 7:00 PM on Election Day; postmarks do not extend the deadline. Georgia requires absentee voters to include a photocopy of acceptable ID with their ballot or provide their driver's license/state ID number on the ballot envelope. Drop boxes may be available at early voting locations and the elections office during early voting hours, subject to Georgia election law requirements.