Be a Georgia Voter

Georgia is having a runoff election for 2 senate seats on January 5, 2021. If Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock win both seats, then the Democrats will likely have control of the Senate . Georgians have until December 7 to register to vote in Senate runoff.

Under Georgia's laws, a Senate candidate needs to hit 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. Neither of the state's Republican senators -- David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler -- have reached that cutoff, meaning both contests will go to a runoff January 5.

For Georgians wondering about the schedule, here are some key dates to remember as the second round of the races kick off, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's website:
November 18: Earliest day for a registrar to mail an absentee ballot for the general election runoff
December 7: Voter registration deadline to vote in the federal runoff election
December 14: Advanced in-person or early voting begins for the general election runoff for federal offices
January 5, 2021: Federal runoff election day