SB 562: Voters; persons of this state who are homeless to use the address of the registrar's office of the county in which such person resides; allow

Under current Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-217), a person who is homeless and has no permanent address must use the county registrar's office as their mailing address for voter registration purposes. This bill would change that rule from a requirement into an option and expand the choices available. Instead of being limited to the registrar's office, a homeless voter could choose to use the mailing address of the county registrar's office where they reside, a postsecondary educational institution (a college or university) they attend, or a place of worship they are affiliated with. The bill does not set an effective date beyond the standard process, and it repeals any conflicting laws in Section 2.

• Changes the mailing address rule for homeless voters from a single mandatory address to a choice among three options.
• Adds a postsecondary educational institution the person is enrolled in as an allowed mailing address for voter registration.
• Adds a place of worship the person is affiliated with as an allowed mailing address for voter registration.
• Keeps the county registrar's office as one of the permitted addresses a homeless voter may use.

Georgians who are homeless and lack a permanent address, county boards of registrars who process voter registration and mailing addresses, and postsecondary schools or places of worship that a homeless voter might list as their mailing address.

Homeless Georgians registering to vote would have more flexibility in choosing a mailing address, which could make it easier for them to receive election materials at a location they can reliably access, such as a school or place of worship, rather than only a government office.

• Section 1 revises paragraph (1.1) of O.C.G.A. § 21-2-217 to change the rule from a mandatory single address to a permitted choice of addresses for homeless voters.
• Section 1 adds two new allowable addresses: a postsecondary educational institution the person is enrolled in and a place of worship the person is affiliated with.
• Section 2 repeals any existing laws that conflict with this change.

1. 2026-02-25Senate Read and Referred (Senado)
2. 2026-02-24Senate Hopper (Senado)

• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)Patrocinador principal
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)

• voter registration
• homelessness
• election rules
• voting access