§ 21-2-412. Duties of Superior Courts on Days of Primaries and Elections
At least one judge of the superior court of each judicial circuit shall be available in his or her circuit on the day of each primary or election from 7:00 A.M. eastern standard time or eastern daylight time, whichever is applicable, until 10:00 P.M. eastern standard time or eastern daylight time, whichever is applicable, and […]
§ 21-2-413. Conduct of Voters, Campaigners, and Others at Polling Places Generally
No elector shall be allowed to occupy a voting compartment or voting machine booth already occupied by another except when giving assistance as permitted by this chapter. No elector shall remain in a voting compartment or voting machine booth an unreasonable length of time; and, if such elector shall refuse to leave after such period, […]
§ 21-2-414. Restrictions on Campaign Activities, Giving of Food or Water, and Public Opinion Polling Within the Vicinity of a Polling Place; Cellular Phone Use Prohibited; Prohibition of Candidates From Entering Certain Polling Places; Penalty
No person shall solicit votes in any manner or by any means or method, nor shall any person distribute or display any campaign material, nor shall any person give, offer to give, or participate in the giving of any money or gifts, including, but not limited to, food and drink, to an elector, nor shall […]
§ 21-2-417. Presentation of Identification to Poll Workers; Form of Proper Identification; Swearing of Statement When Unable to Produce Proper Identification; Provisional Ballots for Those; Penalty for False Statement Under Oath
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, each elector shall present proper identification to a poll worker at or prior to completion of a voter’s certificate at any polling place and prior to such person’s admission to the enclosed space at such polling place. Proper identification shall consist of any one of […]
§ 21-2-417.1. Voter Identification Card
Each county board of registrars shall provide at least one place in the county at which it shall accept applications for and issue Georgia voter identification cards to registered Georgia electors which shall under state law be valid only for purposes of voter identification under Code Section 21-2-417 and available only to registered electors of […]
§ 21-2-402. Preparation of Voter’s Certificates by Secretary of State; Form of Certificates; Binders for Certificates; Other Voter’s Certificates
At each primary and election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and furnish to each superintendent a suitable number of voter’s certificates which shall be in substantially the following form: Click to view The voter’s certificates shall be so prepared as to be capable of being inserted by the poll officers in a suitable binder […]
§ 21-2-418. Provisional Ballots
If a person presents himself or herself at a polling place, absentee polling place, or registration office in his or her county of residence in this state for the purpose of casting a ballot in a primary or election stating a good faith belief that he or she has timely registered to vote in such […]
§ 21-2-403. Time for Opening and Closing of Polls; Extended Poll Hours
At all primaries and elections the polls shall be opened at 7:00 A.M. eastern standard time or eastern daylight time, whichever is applicable, and shall remain open continuously until 7:00 P.M. eastern standard time or eastern daylight time, whichever is applicable, at which time they shall be closed; provided, however, that, in all cities having […]
§ 21-2-419. Validation of Provisional Ballots; Reporting to Secretary of State
A person shall cast a provisional ballot on the same type of ballot that is utilized by the county or municipality. Such provisional ballot shall be sealed in double envelopes as provided in Code Section 21-2-384 and shall be deposited by the person casting such ballot in a secure, sealed ballot box. At the earliest […]
§ 21-2-404. Affording Employees Time Off to Vote
Each employee in this state shall, upon reasonable notice to his or her employer, be permitted by his or her employer to take any necessary time off from his or her employment to vote in any municipal, county, state, or federal political party primary or election for which such employee is qualified and registered to […]