Chatham County

Board of Registrars

GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION RUNOFF

ELECTION DATE: June 16, 2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 20, 2026

FEDERAL CONTEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 18, 2026

 

ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL 

APPLICATION:  March 30th – June 5th 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 June 5th. 

 

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:

June 8th – June 12th

VR Annex                                          1249 Eisenhower Dr                                     8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mosquito Control                             65 Billy B Hair Dr                                         9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

 

DROP BOX LOCATIONS:     VR Annex             Mosquito Control

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

General Primary Runoff Flyer

 

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/

 

Chatham County Voter Registration 2025 Newsletter

Registered Voters as of Apr 23,2026

233,741

*Number updated monthly *

Count Results for 05/17/2026

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