Where is the Georgia DMV? | Georgia.gov

Visit an Inmate | Georgia.gov

Apply for a Name Change | Georgia.gov

Accessibility | Georgia.gov

Vote Early in Person | Georgia.gov

Find an Offender | Georgia.gov

Register to Vote | Georgia.gov

Privacy/Security | Georgia.gov

Ask GeorgiaGov | Georgia.gov

View a Sample Ballot | Georgia.gov

People using screen readers are not able to see the layout of a form. To make forms
accessible, they must define explicit text labels for each form control. 

Usually the best solution is to use a `<label>` element. The label may be linked to 
by the form control:

```html
<label for="name">Full name</label>
<input type="name" id="name">
```

or the `<label>` can be wrapped around the form control:

```html
<label>
    Full name <input type="name">
</label>
```

Buttons are different, as their labels are specified by the code for the button, e.g.

```html
<input type="submit" value="Send message">
<button>Send message</button>
```

Alternatively ARIA attributes, such as `aria-label` may be used, but this information
will not be conveyed to visual users. For more information, see [W3C's guide to labeling controls](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/labels/).

Hidden input fields (`<input type="hidden">`) do not require labels.
Note that the `placeholder` attribute 
[should not be used as an alternative to a label](https://www.w3.org/TR/html/sec-forms.html#the-placeholder-attribute),
nor should the `title` attribute.

## Custom roles

Note that this check considers the underlying accessible role of an element, which can be 
different from the tag itself.

For example, this `<div>` has a `role` of `button`, and so is expected to have a label, like
a button would.

```html
<div role="button"></div>
```

form-control-labels

August 2025

July 2025

State of Georgia

Title / URL	Issues
Where is the Georgia DMV? \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/where-georgia-dmv	2
Visit an Inmate \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/visit-inmate	2
Apply for a Name Change \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/apply-name-change	2
Accessibility \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/accessibility	2
Vote Early in Person \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/vote-early-person	2
Find an Offender \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/find-offender	2
Register to Vote \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/register-vote	2
Privacy/Security \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/privacysecurity	2
Ask GeorgiaGov \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/chat	2
View a Sample Ballot \| Georgia.govgeorgia.gov/view-sample-ballot	2

Ensure form controls have labels

State of Georgia

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