{"638700":{"#nid":"638700","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Getting Ready for Election Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElection day, Nov. 3, is just around the corner. If you have not registered to vote, there\u0026rsquo;s still time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ERegistration\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst, is your voter registration up to date? If you should be registered in Georgia, check your voter registration status \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mvp.sos.ga.gov\/MVP\/mvp.do\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. For other states, find your registration information \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022\u003Ethrough this list of resources\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWho is eligible to vote? To register in Georgia, you must be:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA U.S. citizen.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EA legal resident of Georgia and the county in which you plan to vote.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAt least 17 \u0026frac12; years of age to register and 18 years of age to vote.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENot serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENot found mentally incompetent by a judge, unless the disability has been removed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVoter registration is a county function, with counties issuing precinct cards after processing applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registertovote.sos.ga.gov\/GAOLVR\/welcometoga.do#no-back-button\u0022\u003Eregister online\u003C\/a\u003E, you need a valid driver\u0026rsquo;s license or identification card issued by the Georgia Department of Driver Services with signature on file. The deadline to register online is Monday, Oct. 5.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou also may register by mail. Download, print, sign, and mail the application to your county registrar \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/registertovote.sos.ga.gov\/GAOLVR\/beginRegistration.do\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EVoting Absentee\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo vote by absentee ballot, the ballot must postmarked by election day and delivered by 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. To request an absentee ballot, the information entered online must match your voter registration record.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Georgia, any registered voter can vote by\u0026nbsp;absentee ballot \u0026mdash; unlike some states, which require voters to provide a justification for\u0026nbsp;requesting one. Georgia voters can request an absentee ballot \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vote.org\/absentee-ballot\/georgia\/\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov\/\u0022\u003Eballotrequest.sos.ga.gov\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EDates to Note\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EImportant dates related to the November General Election and Special Election in Georgia:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESept. 15 \u0026mdash; Earliest day for a registered voter to mail an absentee ballot.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOct. 5 \u0026mdash; Last day a person may register and be eligible to vote.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOct. 12 \u0026mdash; Early (Advanced In Person) Voting begins. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/elections.sos.ga.gov\/Elections\/advancedVotingInfo.do\u0022\u003ELook up locations for your county.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process. The Institute is looking for voting team captains \u0026mdash; nonpartisan volunteers who help members of the Tech community register and vote. Sign up \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0vOhiJ50NUNH6Vn\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EPolicies and Campus Resources\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPer \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.7_leave\u0022\u003Esection 8.2.7.7\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/\u0022\u003EUSG\u0026rsquo;s general personnel policies\u003C\/a\u003E, employees are encouraged to exercise their constitutional right to vote in all federal, state, and local elections. Per \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section4\/C327\/#p4.1.3_student_voting_privileges\u0022\u003Esection 4.1.3\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section4\/C327\u0022\u003EUSG\u0026rsquo;s general Student Affairs policy\u003C\/a\u003E, students are also encouraged to vote in all federal, state, and local elections. A student whose class schedule would otherwise prevent him or her from voting will be permitted and excused absence for the interval reasonably required for voting. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/usg.edu\/\u0022\u003Eusg.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Faculty Executive Board passed a motion brought forth by representatives from the Student Government Association (SGA), requesting that teaching faculty provide academic consideration for student voters on Election Day. Specifically, the SGA motion requested that, for Election Day, faculty move lectures to an asynchronous format; avoid scheduling in-class quizzes, tests, or assessments; and make lecture recordings available to students unable to attend class that day. The Faculty Executive Board passed the motion, clarifying that, although classes will still be in session Nov. 3, faculty members are strongly encouraged to consider making these modifications in order to give Georgia Tech students ample opportunity to participate in the election. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/2020\/08\/11\/faculty-executive-board-passes-motion-support-student-voter-turnout\u0022\u003ELearn more about the motion.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA voter education town hall \u0026mdash; \u0026quot;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/638258\u0022\u003EYour Power to Vote\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; will take place for the campus community on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Additional campus resources related to voting information are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Student Government Association and Alpha Phi Alpha will host Wreck the Vote voter registration events in the coming weeks, as well as a debate with campus political organizations. More information will be shared soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElection day, Nov. 3, is just around the corner. If you have not registered to vote, there\u0026rsquo;s still time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Election day, Nov. 3, is just around the corner. 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