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§ 21-2-597. Intentional Interference With Performance of Election Duties

Any person who intentionally interferes with, hinders, or delays or attempts to interfere with, hinder, or delay any other person in the performance of any act or duty authorized or imposed by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1936, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § […]

§ 21-2-598. Violations of Chapter

Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 21-2-598 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1, effective January 1, 1999, redesignated former Code Section 21-2-598 as […]

§ 21-2-599. Punishment for Misdemeanors Under Chapter

Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this chapter shall be subject to any one or more of the following, in the discretion of the trial judge: A fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00; A sentence of confinement in the county jail or other place of imprisonment for a period not […]

§ 21-2-600. Punishment for Felonies Under Chapter

Except as otherwise provided, any person convicted of a felony under this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.00 or imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than ten years, or both, in the discretion of the trial court, or may be punished as for a misdemeanor in the […]

§ 21-2-601. Use of List of Electors for Commercial Purposes Prohibited

Any person who intentionally uses the list of electors provided for in Code Section 21-2-225 for commercial purposes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 21-2-600 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 143, § 7; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1443, § 13; Code 1981, § 21-2-601 , as redesignated by Ga. […]

§ 21-2-602. Compensation for Soliciting Persons to Register to Vote Prohibited

It shall be illegal to receive, accept, offer, or provide compensation for soliciting persons to register to vote based upon the number of persons registered and any person who knowingly receives, accepts, offers, or provides such compensation on such basis shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 21-2-600 , enacted by Ga. […]

§ 21-2-603. Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud

A person commits the offense of conspiracy to commit election fraud when he or she conspires or agrees with another to commit a violation of this chapter. The crime shall be complete when the conspiracy or agreement is effected and an overt act in furtherance thereof has been committed, regardless of whether the violation of […]

§ 21-2-604. Criminal Solicitation to Commit Election Fraud; Penalties

A person commits the offense of criminal solicitation to commit election fraud in the first degree when, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony under this article, he or she solicits, requests, commands, importunes, or otherwise attempts to cause the other person to engage in such conduct. A person commits the […]

§ 21-2-594. Offenses by Printers of Ballots

Any printer employed to print any official ballots for use in a primary or election, or any person engaged in printing the same, who: Appropriates to himself or herself or gives or delivers, or knowingly permits to be taken, any of said ballots by any unauthorized person; or Willfully and knowingly prints, or causes to […]

§ 21-2-596. Failure of Public or Political Officer to Perform Duty

Any public officer or any officer of a political party or body on whom a duty is laid by this chapter who willfully neglects or refuses to perform his or her duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1935, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. […]