GA Presidential Ballot Access
Georgia Presidential Ballot Access Requirements
State-level general-election presidential ballot access requirements for Georgia, including party nomination, petition access, and write-in rules where available in the NASS summary.
Party Nomination
Political Party Nomination
A presidential candidate nominated by a political party or a political body may be placed on the general election ballot. Political bodies that nominate presidential electors by convention must hold the convention at least 150 days prior to the general election, or, in years following the release of a decennial census, 120 days before the election. A political party is a political organization that nominated a candidate for governor at the last general election and the candidate received at least 20% of the votes cast in the state for that office; or nominated a candidate for president at the last presidential election and the candidate received at least 20% of the vote cast for that office. A political body is any political organization other than a political party. A political body is eligible to nominate candidates for the general election by convention if the political body nominated a candidate for statewide office at the preceding general election and the candidate received the number of votes equal to at least 1% of the total number of registered voters for that election; or, if the political body files with the secretary of state no later than the second Tuesday in July a petition signed by the number of voters equal to 1% of the registered voters in the preceding general election. The nominating petition and notice of candidacy must be filed by the second Tuesday in July.
Petition Access
Petition / Independent Candidate Access
An independent presidential candidate, or a presidential candidate of a political body, presidential candidate may obtain ballot access for the general election by submitting to the secretary of state no later than no later than the second Tuesday in July a nominating petition signed by 7500 registered voters eligible to vote in the last presidential election. The candidate must file with the secretary of state no later than the second Tuesday in July a notice of candidacy and a qualifying fee equal to 3% of the annual fee of the office. In a general election year following the release of a decennial census, the notice of candidacy and qualifying fee must be filed no later than the Friday following the last Monday in July. An independent candidate for the office of President or Vice President must file with the Secretary of State no later than the Friday before the opening of qualifying for the office a slate of candidates for the office of presidential elector which the independent candidate has certified as being the presidential electors for the independent candidate.
Write-In
Write-In Rules
A write-in candidate must file intention of write-in candidacy with the secretary of state no later than the Tuesday after the first Monday in September prior to the election and must publish notice of the candidacy in a newspaper of general circulation.
Legal Citations
Source Citations
- Ga. Code Ann. §§ 21-2-2, 21-2-130, 21-2-131, 21-2-132, 21-2-133, 21-2-170, 21-2-172, 21-2-180, 21-2-185, 21-2-187, 21-2-285
Source and Use
How to Read This Ballot Access Data
This reference is generated from NASS Summary: State Laws Regarding Presidential Ballot Access for the General Election.
- Primary source
- NASS ballot access summary PDF
- Coverage
- General-election presidential ballot access requirements by state, as summarized by NASS.
- Use note
- Informational reference only; verify current law with the state election office, current statutes, and legal counsel.
- These entries summarize general-election presidential ballot access rules for political party nominees, petition candidates, fee access where listed, and write-in candidacies.
- Ballot access law can change through statutes, court decisions, and state election guidance. Verify requirements with the state election office before relying on them.
- This reference does not state whether any candidate has qualified for a state ballot.
- This page is informational and is not legal advice or a filing procedure guide.