On Election Day
All voting places in Macon County are open from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on every Election Day. Upon entering the voting place, give your name, address, and party (primary elections only) to the precinct officials. If you are properly registered, you will be given the appropriate ballot and directed to the voting machine to vote.

Note: If a person has changed addresses and not yet notified the election office, they may still vote on election day. The voter would need to go to the new precinct where the poll worker will fill out the forms and verify with the county board of elections office. However, this will obviously take time and it is much simpler to change your address prior to election day.

Curbside Voting
If you are unable to enter the voting place because of age or physical disability, you will be allowed to vote either in your vehicle or near the voting place during the hours that the polling place is open.

Transfer Voting
If you fail to change your address by the registration deadline, there is a procedure that allows you to vote. You may also appear at the Board of Elections office between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Election Day if you failed to change your address. Your information will be corrected and you will vote while in this office. To avoid any delay, please notify the elections office of any address change within 25 days of an election.

Absentee "One-Stop" Voting
The "One-Stop" voting process permits voting at the Board of Elections office. "One-Stop" voting begins on the third Thursday before a primary and general election and ends on the Saturday before the election.

Absentee voting by mail
To request absentee ballots by mail, send a written request to the Board of Elections office beginning 50 days before election day. We must receive the written requests no later than the Tuesday prior to election day. This request must include your full name, telephone number, date of birth, residence address, and address where you would like the ballots to be mailed. Each voter requesting a ballot must sign the request.

If you cannot vote at your precinct due to illness or physical condition, you can request that your ballots be mailed to you. Please call for details.

A member of a near relative (spouse, child, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law) may make a request for an application for your absentee ballot. Once the completed application is returned, ballots are mailed directly to the voter. Completed ballots must be received in the elections office by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the election. Follow the instructions enclosed with the ballot.

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