§ 21-2-582.1. Penalty for Voting Equipment Modification
For the purposes of this Code section, the term “voting equipment” shall mean a voting machine, tabulating machine, optical scanning voting system, direct recording electronic voting system, or electronic ballot marker. Any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a manufacturer or seller of voting equipment, who alters, modifies, or changes any aspect of […]
§ 21-2-583. Removal or Destruction of Election Supplies or Conveniences
Any person who: Prior to any primary or election, willfully defaces, removes, or destroys any notice or list of candidates posted in accordance with this chapter; During any primary or election, willfully defaces, tears down, removes, or destroys any card of instructions, notice of penalties, or diagram printed or posted for the instruction of electors; […]
§ 21-2-584. Refusal or Failure of Manager to Administer Oath to Poll Officer; Poll Officer Acting Without Being Sworn; Giving of False Certification as to Swearing of Poll Officer
If any manager refuses or willfully fails to administer the oath to the poll officer in the manner required by this chapter, or if any poll officer shall knowingly act without being first duly sworn, or if any such person shall sign the written form of oath without being duly sworn, or if any manager […]
§ 21-2-585. Refusal by Superintendent or His or Her Employee to Permit Public Inspection of Documents; Removal, Destruction, or Alteration of Documents
Any superintendent or employee of his or her office who willfully refuses to permit the public inspection or copying, in accordance with this chapter, of any general or duplicate return sheet, tally paper, affidavit, petition, certificate, paper, account, contract, report, or any other document or record in his or her custody, or who willfully removes […]
§ 21-2-586. Refusal by Secretary of State or His or Her Employee to Permit Public Inspection of Documents; Removal, Destruction, or Alteration of Documents
If the Secretary of State or any employee of his or her office willfully refuses to permit the public inspection or copying, in accordance with this chapter, of any return, petition, certificate, paper, account, contract, report, or any other document or record in his or her custody, except when in use, or willfully removes any […]
§ 21-2-587. Frauds by Poll Officers
Any poll officer who willfully: Makes a false return of the votes cast at any primary or election; Deposits fraudulent ballots in the ballot box or certifies as correct a false return of ballots; Registers fraudulent votes upon any voting machine or certifies as correct a return of fraudulent votes cast upon any voting machine; […]
§ 21-2-588. Premature Counting of Votes by Poll Officer
Except as provided in Code Section 21-2-386, any poll officer who counts any votes before the close of the polls or before the last person has voted, whichever occurs later in time, on the day of any primary or election shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1939, enacted by Ga. L. […]
§ 21-2-589. Willful Omissions by Poll Officers
Any poll officer who willfully: Fails to file the voter’s certificate of any elector actually voting at any primary or election; Fails to record voting information as required by this chapter; or Fails to insert in the numbered list of voters the name of any person actually voting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. […]
§ 21-2-575. Counterfeit Ballots or Ballot Labels; Sample or Facsimile Ballots
Any person who makes, constructs, or has in his or her possession any counterfeit of an official ballot or ballot label shall be guilty of a felony. This Code section shall not be applied to facsimile ballots printed and published as an aid to electors in any newspaper generally and regularly circulated within this state, […]
§ 21-2-590. Poll Officer Permitting Unregistered or Unqualified Persons to Vote; Refusing to Permit Registered and Qualified Persons to Vote; Unlawful Rendering of Assistance
Any poll officer who: Permits any unregistered person to vote at any primary or election, knowing such person is unregistered; Permits any person registered as an elector to vote, knowing that such person is not qualified to vote, whether or not such person has been challenged; Refuses to permit any duly registered and qualified person […]