§ 21-2-495. Procedure for Recount or Recanvass of Votes; Losing Candidate’s Right to a Recount; Rules and Regulations
In precincts where paper ballots or scanning ballots have been used, the superintendent may, either of his or her own motion or upon petition of any candidate or political party, order the recount of all the ballots for a particular precinct or precincts for one or more offices in which it shall appear that a […]
§ 21-2-496. Preparation and Filing by Superintendent of Four Copies of Consolidated Return of Primary; Electronic Filing; Superintendent to Furnish Final Copy of Each Ballot Used for Primary
Each county and municipal superintendent shall prepare four copies of the consolidated return of the primary to be certified by the superintendent on forms furnished by the Secretary of State, such consolidated returns to be filed immediately upon certification as follows: One copy to be posted at the office of the election superintendent for the […]
§ 21-2-497. Preparation and Filing by Superintendent of Four Copies of Consolidated Return of Elections; Superintendent to Furnish Final Copy of Each Ballot Used for Election
Each county and municipal superintendent shall prepare four copies of the consolidated return of the election to be certified by the superintendent on forms furnished by the Secretary of State, such consolidated returns to be filed immediately upon certification as follows: One copy to be posted at the office of the election superintendent for the […]
§ 21-2-498. Precertification Tabulation Audits
As used in this Code section, the term: “Incorrect outcome” is when the winner of a contest or the answer to a proposed constitutional amendment or question would be different from the results found in a manual recount of paper official ballots. “Risk limit” means the largest statistical probability that an incorrect outcome is not […]
§ 21-2-499. Duty of Secretary of State as to Tabulation, Computation, and Canvassing of Votes for State and Federal Officers; Certification of Presidential Electors by Governor
Upon receiving the certified returns of any election from the various superintendents, the Secretary of State shall immediately proceed to tabulate, compute, and canvass the votes cast for all candidates described in subparagraph (a)(4)(A) of Code Section 21-2-497 and upon all questions voted for by the electors of more than one county and shall thereupon […]
§ 21-2-481. Design, Size, and Stock of Ballots
Ballots in a precinct using optical scanning voting equipment shall be of suitable design, size, and stock to permit processing by a tabulating machine and shall be printed in black ink on white or colored material. A serially numbered strip shall be attached to each ballot to be counted by a central count tabulator. History. […]
§ 21-2-500. Delivery of Voting Materials; Presentation to Grand Jury in Certain Cases; Preservation and Destruction; Destruction of Unused Ballots
Immediately upon completing the returns required by this article, in the case of elections other than municipal elections, the superintendent shall deliver in sealed containers to the clerk of the superior court or, if designated by the clerk of the superior court, to the county records manager or other office or officer under the jurisdiction […]
§ 21-2-482. Absentee Ballots for Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment
Ballots in a precinct using optical scanning voting equipment for voting by absentee electors shall be prepared sufficiently in advance by the superintendent and shall be delivered to the board of registrars as provided in Code Section 21-2-384. Such ballots shall be marked “Official Absentee Ballot” and shall be in substantially the form for ballots […]
§ 21-2-501. Number of Votes Required for Election; Runoff
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, no candidate shall be nominated for public office in any primary or special primary or elected to public office in any election or special election or shall take or be sworn into such elected public office unless such candidate shall have received a majority of the votes […]
§ 21-2-483. Counting of Ballots; Public Accessibility to Tabulating Center and Precincts; Execution of Ballot Recap Forms; Procedure for Torn, Bent, or Otherwise Defective Ballots; Preparation of Duplicate Ballots
In primaries and elections in which optical scanners are used, the ballots shall be counted at the precinct or tabulating center under the direction of the superintendent. All persons who perform any duties at the tabulating center shall be deputized by the superintendent, and only persons so deputized shall touch any ballot, container, paper, or […]