Lynn Bailey, the executive director of the Richmond County Board of Elections, listed the most frequently asked voting and eligibility questions:

Q: What if my identification has a different address on it than is on my voter registration record?

A: Poll workers are checking identification, not residency. The address on the photo identification document is not relevant. An out-of-state driver's license is an acceptable form of identification.

Q: Do I have to take my paper precinct information card to the polls?

A: No. The precinct information card is for informational purposes so that voters will know where their polling place is located. It is not required to vote.

Q: What will happen if I wear a T-shirt promoting the candidate of my choice into my polling place?

A: You will be asked very politely to cover up the campaign literature that is displayed on your clothing and will then be issued a ballot so that you can vote.

Q: If a person has been convicted of a felony, can he ever vote again?

A: Yes, once a person has completed his sentence, he may re-register to vote.

Q: Can someone who is in jail vote?

A: Any person who is currently serving a felony sentence is not eligible to vote.

Q: My house has been foreclosed on. Does that mean that I am not going to be able to vote?

A: No. The law anticipates that there will be instances where citizens are temporarily without a permanent residence. For instance, people in the military, people whose house is undergoing renovations (fire, etc.), homeless people.

Q: I do not trust electronic voting. May I have a paper ballot at the polls on Election Day?

A: No. The only form of voting on Election Day will be electronic. If a citizen wants a paper ballot, they must send in a request for a mail-out ballot.

Q: If I vote by absentee ballot, is my ballot only going to count if the results are really close and the absentee ballots will make a difference in the outcome?

A: No. Each and every ballot is counted and added to the total for the county.

Q: Is my vote for president going to be voided if I vote a straight-party ballot?

A: No, Georgia does not use straight-party voting. You will cast your ballot in the normal manner.

For a South Carolina perspective, we asked Stuart Bedenbaugh, the executive director of the Aiken County Voter Registration and Elections Office, to answer a few questions about what voters need to know when they go vote.

Q: What do voters need to bring when they head to the polls?

A: Aiken County voters need to bring their voter registration card and a South Carolina driver's license or a South Carolina DMV-issued photo ID.

Q: Do voters have the option of straight-party voting?

A: Yes, South Carolina allows for straight-party voting in partisan elections from the president on down to local elections.

Q: Do voters have a time limit once they are in the voting booth?

A: According to state law, voters have three minutes to vote. It's the amendment questions on the ballot that take the longest. When people are standing in line to vote, we give them handouts with the amendment questions. I strongly encourage voters to become familiar with the ballot in their precinct. Samples of precinct's ballots are available on our Web site at www.aikencounty.net.

Q: Can voters bring someone with them to vote?

A: If a person needs assistance, they can bring someone with them into the voting booth if they are blind, physically disabled or unable to read. But if they are physically independent, no one of voting age can be with them when they vote. A mother or a father with an underage child can bring the child with them into the voting booth.

Q: How can someone find out whether they are eligible to vote and at which precinct they vote on Election Day?

A: Go to www.scvoters.org.