# I foolishly thought I could rely on Georgia's Secretary of State to do the job and I would get to vote in this November's election **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 17, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907 "2026-10-17T04:52:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907/21 "2026-10-19T01:42:09Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Except there is still a hard deadline. The ballots must arrive before a certain number of days after the election date, IIRC. But exceptions have been made to that, for the sake of the military. I’m trying to remember when I heard of it… It might have been one of the many irregularities in Florida in 2000. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907/22 "2026-10-19T05:53:18Z")
Yes. I have to print it out and mark it, etc. When I started, it had to be printed on 8.5x11” paper. Since two presidential elections they also accept A4. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907/23 "2026-10-19T06:35:06Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > When I started, it had to be printed on 8.5x11” paper. At least Georgia accepts A4 paper for mail-in ballots. Every day, pretty near, I am reminded again and again how downright backwards the United States of America is now. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907/24 "2026-11-04T04:57:40Z")
Latest: I ended up not being able to vote, but the results of the election were the same as if I had. - Pubbie won election to replace a retiring representative for my district. - Pubbies won 8 seats officially with 1 seat left to decide and their candidate is leading. - Democrats won 5 seats. - - Assuming the pubbies win the one remaining contest, the state will have 9 pubbies and 5 Democrats in the House of Representativs. - Democrat won the senate race, giving Georgia two Democrat senators. - Democrat won the race for governor, making history with the first Black woman to be elected Georgia governor. I did not expect the results to be different. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-foolishly-thought-i-could-rely-on-georgias-secretary-of-state-to-do-the-job-and-i-would-get-to-vote-in-this-novembers-election/1033907.md?page=1)