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ATLANTA — Tuesday marks National Voter Registration Day. In honor of the day, here's everything you need to know about how to cast your ballot in Georgia for the 2024 Presidential Election.

Below, you'll find a breakdown of how to check your voter registration, voter registration events across metro Atlanta and important election dates to mark on your calendar!

How to check your voter registration

To check your voter registration in Georgia, you must log into your "My Voter Page" account on the Secretary of State's website.

You'll then be prompted to fill out your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth. It'll look like this below:

Once you submit your information, it'll ask you to enter your Georgia ID or driver's license number.

If you are registered to vote, you'll find your voter registration ID number, your polling location and you can view your sample ballot.

For a more in-depth look at how to register to vote if you've changed your address and how to request an absentee ballot, click here.

Voter registration events in Georgia

Several organizations are hosting voter registration events across metro Atlanta. Here are just a few events happening on Tuesday, Sept. 17:

Clayton County

The Clayton County Board of Elections wants you to register to vote at a location near you from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the full list of locations in the social media post below:

Cobb County

Cobb County's voter education and outreach team is hosting an event at its main office at 995 Roswell Street NW in Marietta from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more details, click here.

Fulton County

Fulton County's voter education and outreach team is hosting several events. You can find more information about the events, online here.

MARTA

Five Points Station: 30 Alabama St SW Atlanta, GA 30303

College Park Station: 3800 Main St Atlanta, GA 30337

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Kennesaw State University: 1000 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET

Greenbriar Mall: 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30331

2 to 6 p.m. ET

2024 Presidential Election dates to know

Oct. 7: Deadline to register to vote for General Election/ Runoff

Oct. 15- Nov. 1: Early voting for the General Election

Oct. 25: Deadline to request an absentee ballot for General Election

Nov. 5: General Election

Dec. 3: General Election Runoff (if needed)

For more information and the full breakdown of Georgia's 2024 election calendar, click here.

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