Georgia Election Hub: All the state, county, city info needed to vote Nov. 3

We’ve collected everything Fayetteville and Fayette County voters need for November 3. Scroll for state rules, county deadlines and locations, and the Fayetteville ballot.

When Fayette County voters mark their ballots Tuesday, November 3, they’ll find a ballot reshaped by growth: a two-candidate county commission District 3 contest, a fresh county school board District 2 matchup, and a Fayetteville property-tax referendum in a year with no City Council election at all.

The top of the ticket brings turnover, too. Burt Jones, the incumbent lieutenant governor, declined to seek reelection, leaving that office open, while the governor’s race and the U.S. Senate contest head every Fayette ballot.

The deadline to register — Monday, October 5 — has already passed, so this year’s work is confirming you’re on the rolls and knowing your route and your names, not signing up anew.

Where you vote has shifted as well. Early voters may use any of four countywide sites regardless of precinct, but on Election Day you must return to your single assigned precinct — which makes re-checking your location matter more than relying on old habit.

State voting rules

Georgia’s voter-registration deadline for the November 3 general election was Monday, October 5, 2026. It has passed, and anyone not already on the rolls cannot cast a ballot on November 3.

Fayette County voters can confirm their registration and view their current sample ballot through the Fayette County Elections and Voter Registration office.

Georgia offers three routes to cast a ballot:

• Early in person: Tuesday, October 13 through Friday, October 30
• Absentee by mail
• In person at your precinct: Tuesday, November 3

To vote absentee by mail, the application must be received by the county elections office by Friday, October 23, 2026. The completed ballot must arrive back by 7 p.m. on Election Day, November 3.

Early-voting hours and any weekend sessions are set county by county, not by the state — so Fayette County’s own schedule is the one to follow this election.

Fayette County voting

Fayette County early voting runs October 13 through October 30 at four countywide locations, and any registered county voter may use any of them regardless of their precinct.

The four early-voting sites are:

• Elections Office, 175 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville
• Fayette County Library, 1821 Heritage Parkway, Fayetteville
• M.T. Allen Memorial Library, 201 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City
• Tyrone Community Room, 881 Senoia Road, Tyrone

All four sites are open:

• 9 a.m.–7 p.m., October 13–17
• 9 a.m.–7 p.m., October 19–24
• Noon–4 p.m., Sunday, October 25
• 9 a.m.–7 p.m., October 26–30

If you receive an absentee ballot by mail, return it so it arrives by 7 p.m. November 3. To hand-deliver a completed absentee ballot, bring it to the Elections Office at 175 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville, before that same 7 p.m. deadline.

On Election Day, unlike early voting, you must vote at your assigned precinct. Check your current assignment through the Fayette County Elections and Voter Registration office rather than showing up where you have always voted.

District 4 has Charles D. Rousseau, a Democrat, running unopposed.

Two Fayette County Board of Education seats are on the ballot: District 2 between Republican Roy Rabold and Democrat Ashley Smith, and District 4, where incumbent Regina Daigre, a Democrat, is unopposed.

U.S. House, Georgia Congressional District 3 pairs Democrat Maura Kathleen Keller against Republican Brian Jack. In Congressional District 6, incumbent Democrat Lucy McBath faces Republican Kevin E. Martin.

At the top of every Fayette ballot are governor (Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms vs. Republican Rick Jackson), U.S. Senate (incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff vs. Republican Mike Collins), and the open lieutenant governor’s race between Republican Greg Dolezal and Democrat Josh McLaurin.

Fayetteville ballot

Fayetteville has no City Council election in 2026. The city’s municipal contests run in odd-numbered years: Mayor and Posts 1 and 2 come up in 2027, and Posts 3, 4 and 5 in 2029.

Instead, Fayetteville voters decide a November 3 referendum on a floating homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville ad valorem property taxes. If approved, it would begin January 1, 2027 under state legislation HB 1581.

Because Fayette County, including Fayetteville, is split across several legislative districts, the exact House and Senate contest on your ballot depends on your street. In House District 68, Democrat Timoria McQueen Saba is unopposed after winning the Democratic primary runoff over Mark Baker, 52.12% to 47.88%; in House District 73, Republican incumbent Josh Bonner faces Democrat Tim Wilkinson. In Senate District 16, Republican incumbent Marty Harbin faces Democrat Sonya Wimberly Hawkins; in Senate District 34, incumbent Democrat Kenya Wicks is running unopposed. Check the county’s sample ballot for your address.

Your Nov. 3 checklist

Before Nov. 3, run down this list:

• Confirm you are registered; the October 5 deadline has passed.
• Pick early in-person voting (October 13–30) or request an absentee ballot by October 23.
• Return your absentee ballot by 7 p.m. Nov. 3 — by mail, or hand-deliver it to the Elections Office at 175 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville.
• Know your November 3 precinct.
• Read the names you are deciding between.

Re-check your precinct and pull your sample ballot through the Fayette County Elections and Voter Registration office so nothing is left to memory this cycle.

Fayetteville voters should note the property-tax referendum as the local question alongside the county, state, and congressional races on the same ballot.