The Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections is preparing for the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary.

Voters can participate by requesting an absentee ballot in the mail, participating in Advance voting or casting a ballot on March 6.

Voters in Georgia do not have to provide a reason to vote prior to Election Day either by mail (absentee voting) or in person (advance voting). Saturday voting will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Absentee Voting

The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the Primary is Friday, March 2, 2012. Voters can call the Department of Registration and Elections at 404-612-7060 and request that an application for an absentee ballot be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to them. The ballot application can also be downloaded at www.fultoncountyga.gov . The Department recommends that voters request and return the absentee ballot application early so that they can receive, vote and return the ballot well before the deadline.  The completed application can be dropped off, mailed or faxed to the County. The fax number is 404-730-8839.  Voters may also scan the completed application and email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Absentee ballots must be completed and returned to the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Primary, March 6.  For more information on absentee voting, please call 404-612-7060.

Advance Voting

Fulton County will offer Advance voting for the Primary from February 13, 2012 to March 2, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the following locations:

Fulton County Government Center                      North Fulton Annex                    
136 Peachtree Street, Suite 2186                        7741 Roswell Road, Suite 232
Atlanta, GA 30303                                             Atlanta, GA 30328


South Fulton Annex
5600 Stonewall Tell Road, Room 108
College Park, GA 30349

Saturday voting will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the three locations listed above.


Voting on March 6, 2012

Polls in Fulton County will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the Primary. For more information on poll locations or to look up the location of your assigned poll, you can log on to www.fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-612-7020.

To request reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including communications in an alternative format, please contact the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Affairs at (404) 612-7390. For Georgia Relay Service Dial 711.