Chatham County

Board of Registrars

GENERAL ELECTION/SPECIAL ELECTION RUNOFF

ELECTION DATE: December 1, 2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 5, 2026 

ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL

APPLICATION:  September 10th – November 20th A request for an absentee ballot may be submitted by mail, email, fax, or online at the statewide website https://securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/ or you may complete the application in person at our office. Contact Chatham County Voter Registration at (912) 790 -1520 for further details. 

MAIL OUT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS: will begin ASAP and end on November 20th. 

 

EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING:

Any eligible registered Chatham County voter desiring to vote in advance during this period may do so in person. No reason is required.

 

LOCATION                                                    ADDRESS                                                      HOURS  

 

WEEKDAY VOTING:

November 23rd – November 25th  

VR Annex                                       1249 Eisenhower Dr                                     8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

DROP BOX LOCATIONS:     

VR Annex

Drop boxes are open only during the hours when Early In-Person voting is available.

 

General Election Runoff Flyer

 

 

Chatham County Voter Registration Fall 2026 Newsletter

 

OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS

Chatham County has a new Open Records Request portal! To submit a request, follow the link below, select "New Request", then select "County Open Records Request".

https://chathamcountyga.justfoia.com/publicportal/

Registered Voters as of Oct 14,2026

238,832

*Number updated monthly *

Count Results for 10/31/2026

The Senior Judge of Superior Court of Chatham County appoints the Board of Registrars from a list of ten names submitted by the Grand Jury. The term length is four years. The Board's duties are to register voters properly, update the county voter files daily, conduct absentee mail-out voting, absentee early voting, issue voter photo ID and operate satellite early voting sites.

The Board of Registrars holds its meetings once a month on the fourth Wednesday at 12:00 p.m.at the office of Voter Registration, 1117 Eisenhower Dr, Suite E, Savannah, GA 31406. [Map & Directions] All meetings are open to the public. The agenda for each upcoming meeting can be found here. Conference call login information for virtual meetings is located at the bottom of the agenda). Timely notice of changes to regularly scheduled Board of Registrars meetings will be posted at the Office of Voter Registration, on this website and within the Savannah Morning News, not less than twenty-four (24) hours ahead of time.

My Voter Page

Board Members:

  • Colin McRae, Chairman
  • Wanda Andrews, Board Member
  • William L. Norse, Board Member
  • Carry Smith, Board Member
  • Debra Geiger, Board Member

The Chatham County Voter Registration Objectives include:

  • Maintaining accurate master lists and preparing electors' lists before elections
  • Notifying electors of polling places when the county is reapportioned or a change is made in polling place
  • Performing purges (felons and deceased)
  • Voter identification
  • Mailing absentee ballots
  • Verifying petitions
  • Conducting high school and neighborhood registration

Top responsibilities:

  • Registration of voters
  • Maintaining the list of registered voters
  • Issuing absentee ballots
  • Disseminating information to public