Voter Registration & Elections

Ginger Nickerson, Elections Supervisor

Voter Registration and Elections Office

The Albany/Dougherty County Voter Registration and Elections Office is located at:
222 Pine Avenue, the Government Center Building, 2nd Floor, Room 220

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Contact Information:
Albany/Dougherty County Voter Registration and Elections
P.O. Box 1827
Albany, GA 31702
Office: (229) 431-3247
Fax: (229) 438-3975
E-mail Voter Registration & Elections

   

Polling Place Locator/Sample Ballots

To verify your voter registration status and view a sample ballot for your precinct, complete the information as requested on the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page (MVP) and click on search. Information will be provided regarding your registration status and polling location. This information is updated nightly by the Georgia Secretary of State’s voter registration system.


Mission

The mission of the Albany-Dougherty County Joint Board of Registration and Elections is to register citizens of Dougherty County to vote; to ensure that elections are free, impartial, fair, accurate, convenient and accessible to all voters; to encourage voter participation; to provide excellent customer service to voters, candidates, and the media; and to help the public understand and follow all laws, rules and regulations.


Albany/Dougherty County Board of Registration and Elections

The Albany/Dougherty County Board of Registration and Elections was created through local legislation in the Georgia General Assembly. The members of the Board collectively serve as the superintendent of elections. They are appointed and serve two year terms. Board Members are appointed as follows: one by the County Commission; one by the City of Albany; one by the local Republican Party; one by the local Democratic Party; the fifth member is appointed by the other four appointees.

Ginger Nickerson serves as Supervisor of the Albany/Dougherty County Board of Registration and Elections.

The Board of Elections meets the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings are held in the Government Center Building, Room 120 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Please Note: Meetings are subject to change, please call (229) 431-3247 to verify date and time.

 

Registration Information

 

Applications to Register to Vote Are Available at the Following Locations:

 

  • Voter Registration and Elections Office
  • Albany State University and Darton College Libraries
  • Albany Technical College
  • Department of Family and Children Services
  • High Schools
  • Public Libraries

 

To Register to Vote, You Must:

 

  • Be a U.S. Citizen
  • Be a legal resident of Georgia and the county in which he/she seeks to vote
  • 17 ½ years old to vote
  • 18 years old to cast a ballot
  • Not be serving a sentence for a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
  • Have not been found mentally incompetent by a judge

 

Not registered to vote?

 

Visit http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/how_to_register.htm to download a Voter Registration Application.

 

**Registration or changes to a registration must be made at least 30 days prior to an election. A voter precinct card should arrive by mail after the application is received in the registrar’s office.

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