Atlanta election schedule dates

All of Atlanta’s political offices — including the mayor, Atlanta City Council president and all 15 council member seats — are up for grabs in November. Here are the key dates for city voters to know.

General election schedule

Aug. 19-22: Candidate qualification.
Aug. 18: First day to apply for an absentee ballot.
Oct. 6: Voter registration and address change deadline.
Oct. 14: Early voting starts. First day to mail in absentee ballots.
Oct. 24: Deadline to submit absentee ballot application.
Oct. 31: Last day of early voting.
Nov. 4: Election Day.

Runoff schedule

Nov. 21: Deadline to submit absentee ballot application for December runoff.
Nov. 22: Early runoff voting begins.
Nov. 26: Early runoff voting ends.
Dec. 2: Runoff election.

This story has been updated to correct when the city’s qualifying phase starts. It begins Tuesday, August 19.

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