Elections – Berrien County Georgia

Public Notice Intent to Process Absentee Ballots Early Prior to Election Day Ballot Drop Box Location for Berrien County Berrien County Administration Building 201 N Davis St. Nashville Ga 31639 Pursuant to RULE 183-1-14-0.7-.1 Notice is hereby given that the processing of the absentee ballots returned of votes cast in the November 3, 2020 General Election will take place in the Office of the Election Superintendent located at the Berrien County Administration Building , 201 N. Davis St. Nashville, Georgia, beginning on Tuesday, October 13 8:30am until completion. Rule 183-1-14-0.9-015 Processing Absentee Ballots Prior to Election Day NOTICE: Berrien County Elections and Registration will be processing absentee ballots from the November 3, 2020 General Election on the following dates and times. Ballot Opening Schedule October 19 – October 23 8:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. 1:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. October 26 – October 30 8:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. 1:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. November 2 – November 3 8:30a.m. – 12:00p.m. 1:30p.m. – until completion Location: Berrien County Administration Building 201 N Davis St. Nashville GA 31639 Melanie M. Ray Berrien County Elections Supervisor
Berrien County Board of Elections 1st floor of Administration Building Room 146	Melanie Ray – Supervisor of Elections
201 N. Davis St. Nashville, Ga. 31639	Phone 229-686-6160 FAX 229-686-9495
Georgia Voter Identification Requirements Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. This law will be implemented for the September 18, 2007 Special Election and all future elections. Contact your county registrar’s office to find out if there is an election on September 18 in your county. If you have questions or need more information or have difficulty getting a FREE Voter Identification Card, you can contact your county registrar’s office or the Secretary of State, Elections Division. You are not required to include any identification when you vote absentee by mail. What IDs are Acceptable? Any valid state or federal government issued photo ID, including a FREE Voter ID Card issued by your county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) A Georgia Driver’s License, even if expired Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state Valid U.S. passport ID Valid U.S. military photo ID Valid tribal photo ID If you do not have one of these forms of photo identification, a Georgia Voter Identification Card is available FREE of charge at your county registrar’s office or any Department of Driver Services Office. For further details about obtaining a Voter Identification Card, please contact your county registrar’s office.
Before being issued a voter identification card, the voter must provide: A photo identity document or approved non-photo identity document that includes full legal name and date of birth Documentation showing the voter’s date of birth Evidence that the applicant is a registered voter Documentation showing the applicant’s name and residential address.
Municipal Elections will be November 5, 2019 and Qualifying dates are August 19- 23.
The Secretary of State’s Office has established a secure website and free-access telephone number for provisional ballot voters to access to determine whether their provisional ballots were counted and if not, the reason why. The website links are in the column to the right. The free access number is 1-844-537-5375. Chris Harvey Elections Director, Georgia Secretary of State	Secretary of State's web site Click Here to Check Your Provisional Ballot for November 2018 Request an absentee ballot here