Any registered voter may apply for an Absentee Ballot via our online application. Applications can only be accepted between 78 and 11 days before an election. Once the application is printed, the below steps should be followed:

1. Download the application (see below). Complete all applicable fields, print, and sign. 
   1. Please provide the required physical signature or mark in Section Eight (8).
   2. Please provide the required Date of Birth in Section Seven (7).
   3. Please provide the required voter identification in Section Seven (7)
2. Absentee Ballot Application(s)                                                
3. You may apply for a ballot for a relative who is disabled or out of town, but that ballot will be mailed directly to the voter.  The person providing assistance should provide a signature or mark in Section Ten (10) and Section Eleven (11).
4. Send in the completed application via:
   1. Fax: 770-528-2458 
   2. Mail:

1. 3. In-Person:
      Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration Office 
      995 Roswell St. NE
      Marietta, GA 30060
   4. Email: Absentee@cobbcounty.org

1. After the Elections Office has received, reviewed, and verified your Absentee Ballot Application, an Absentee Ballot will be mailed to your address between 22 - 29 days prior to the primary or election, or as soon as ballots are available prior to a runoff.
    
2. Once you have received the Ballot and cast your vote,
   submit the Ballot via one of these options:
    
   • Mail:

     Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration 995 Roswell St. NE Marietta, GA 30060

   • Hand-deliver In-Person:
     • Office Address
       995 Roswell St NE
       Marietta, GA 30060
3. • Drop in a drop box 
     • Drop box locations can be found HERE and are open during regular advance voting times.
4. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration Office must receive your ballot by 7 p.m.  ET on Election Day.
5. Once a ballot has been received by the Elections and Registration Office, it can no longer be canceled.

Can You Vote Absentee?

In order to vote in U.S. elections you must be:

• a U.S. citizen
• at least 18 years old
• be absent from your voting residence

You may vote absentee if you are:

• an active duty member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine;
• an eligible spouse or family member of an active duty member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine; or
• a U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.

For military and overseas citizens, download the Federal Post Card Application.

Additional information and voting assistance for Service members, their families and overseas citizens can be found at the Federal Voting Assistance Program website

If you desire to cancel your Absentee Ballot, please print and complete the Affidavit of Cancelled Absentee Ballot. Please note, that once the ballot has been received by the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration Office, it can no longer be canceled.

Complete the form:  fill out the appropriate fields and confirm a physical signature is provided. An electronic/typed signature will not be accepted.

Submit this form via:

• Fax: 770-528-2458
• Mail:

  Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration 995 Roswell St. NE Marietta, GA 30060

• In-Person:
  Office Address
  995 Roswell St NE
  Marietta, GA 30060
• Email: Absentee@cobbcounty.org