Absentee Ballot Packet 
The Voter will receive with the Absentee Ballot
- Inner White Envelope
- Instructions
- Return envelope
Instructions
- The voter will complete their ballot.
- The voter should insert their ballot in the inner white envelope.
- The voter will place the inner white envelope with the ballot in the return envelope.
- The ballot will not be rejected, if the voter did not use the inner white envelope.
- Complete the oath on the return envelope and place it in the mail to the County Registrar’s office.
Drop Box
On April 15, 2020, the State Election Board adopted Emergency Rule 83-1-14-0.3-.14 Secure Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes. This rule authorizes counties to deploy drop boxes that allows an additional way for absentee voters to deliver their absentee by mail ballots to county election offices.
This Drop Box is located outside the Registrars Office at 117 E. Jackson St., Ste. A., Dublin, Ga 31021. Please be advised this location and drop box is under surveillance.
On
ly the following individual may possess or deliver an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter:
- The Voter him or herself;
- Voter’s mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law;
- Individual residing in the same household as the voter; or
- Caretaker of the voter with disabilities. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-385(a)
WARNING!!!
Unauthorized possession of an absentee ballot violates Georgia law and is punishable by a fine up to $10,000, a term of imprisonment up to 10 years, or both. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-574
Willfully destroying, defacing or delaying the delivery of any ballot violates Georgia law and is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, a term of imprisonment up to 1 year, or both. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-576