Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued calls for and announced the qualifying period for the 2020 Senate Special Election and 4 District Attorney Special Elections in Georgia. Raffensperger set the qualifying period for the upcoming special election in accordance with decades of past practice and precedent, in addition to Georgia law, that provide for the Secretary of State to set qualifying periods for special elections.

In addition to the state-wide Senate Special Election to fill the unexpired term opened when Sen. Johnny Isakson vacated the seat last year, District Attorney elections will be held in Clayton, Cobb, and Douglas Counties, and in the Southwestern Judicial Circuit, which includes Lee, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, and Webster Counties.

All of these elections will take place on November 3, 2020, in conjunction with the general election.

Qualifying for the special elections shall be held in the Elections Division of the Office of Secretary of State, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE, West Tower Suite 802, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. The dates and hours of qualifying for all of these special elections will be Monday, March 2, 2020 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2020 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2020 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2020 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., and Friday, March 6, 2020 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 12:00 p.m.

Monday, October 5, 2020 is the last day to register to vote for the November 3, 2020 elections for anyone who has not yet registered.