{"676859":{"#nid":"676859","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get Ready to Vote in November ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElection Day, Nov. 5, is just around the corner. If you have not registered to vote, there\u2019s still time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process. The Institute recently earned a gold seal in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/allinchallenge.org\/campuses\/georgia-institute-of-technology\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAll In Campus Democracy Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollow a few tips to be sure you are ready to vote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003ERegistration\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFirst, is your voter registration up to date? If you should be registered in Georgia, check your voter registration status \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mvp.sos.ga.gov\/s\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. For other states, find your registration information \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethrough this list of resources\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWho is eligible to vote? To register in Georgia, you must be:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA U.S. citizen.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA legal resident of Georgia and the county in which you plan to vote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAt least 17 \u00bd years of age to register and 18 years of age to vote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENot serving a sentence for conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENot found mentally incompetent by a judge, unless the disability has been removed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVoter registration is a county function, with counties issuing precinct cards after processing applications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mvp.sos.ga.gov\/s\/olvr-home\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister online\u003C\/a\u003E, you need a valid driver\u2019s license or identification card issued by the Georgia Department of Driver Services with a signature on file. The deadline to register online is Monday, Oct. 7.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou also may register by mail. Download, print, sign, and mail the application to your county registrar \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mvp.sos.ga.gov\/s\/olvr-home\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EVoting Activity on Campus\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will host voter registration events as well as early in-person voting for voters registered in Fulton County.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 18: Fulton voter registration drive, 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m., Texas Instruments Plaza\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 25: Fulton voter registration drive, 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m., Instructional Center Plaza\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 2: Fulton voter registration drive, 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m., Texas Instruments Plaza\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 1: Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party, 9 p.m., John Lewis Student Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 24 \u2013 25: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.fultoncountyga.gov\/inside-fulton-county\/fulton-county-departments\/registration-and-elections\/early-voting-locations\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEarly Voting for Fulton County registrants\u003C\/a\u003E, Southern Company Multicultural Programs Lounge, John Lewis Student Center\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EVoting Absentee\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo vote by absentee ballot, the ballot must postmarked by Election Day and delivered by 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. To request an absentee ballot, the information entered online must match your voter registration record.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn Georgia, any registered voter can vote by absentee ballot \u2014 unlike some states, which require voters to justify requesting one. Georgia voters can request an absentee ballot \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vote.org\/absentee-ballot\/georgia\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov\/s\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EDates to Note\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EImportant dates related to the November election in Georgia:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 7 \u2014 Last day a person may register and be eligible to vote.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 15 \u2014 Early voting begins. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/georgia.gov\/vote-early-person\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELook up locations for your county.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EPolicies and Campus Resources\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPer \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.7_leave\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esection 8.2.7.7\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUSG\u2019s 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 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esection 4.1.3\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section4\/C327\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EUSG\u2019s 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 them from voting will be permitted and excused absence for the interval reasonably required for voting. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEmployees should be mindful of policy \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/policymanual\/section8\/C224\/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E8.2.18.3\u003C\/a\u003E, which calls for employees to engage in political activities or political expression only in their personal capacity. USG employees are prohibited from using state property, resources, or materials (including work email) or work time to communicate personal political views or in conjunction with any political campaigning. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-and-compliance\/political-activity-workplace\u0022\u003EView an infographic about political activity in the workplace\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMeanwhile, Georgia Tech remains a place that promotes freedom of expression. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/students.gatech.edu\/freedom_of_expression\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELearn more about related resources\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditional campus resources related to voting information are available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gov.gatech.edu\/vote\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egov.gatech.edu\/vote\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech encourages full participation in the electoral process."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2024-09-17 14:00:10","changed_gmt":"2024-10-25 15:02:02","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-09-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"641854":{"id":"641854","type":"image","title":"Voting at McCamish Pavilion in October 2020","body":null,"created":"1607087605","gmt_created":"2020-12-04 13:13:25","changed":"1607087605","gmt_changed":"2020-12-04 13:13:25","alt":"Voting at McCamish Pavilion in October 2020","file":{"fid":"243865","name":"dsc_4050.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4050.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_4050.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":574409,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_4050.jpg?itok=K4dZZhUG"}}},"media_ids":["641854"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/generalcounsel.gatech.edu\/ethics-and-compliance\/political-activity-workplace","title":"Political Activity in the Workplace"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}