§ 21-2-408. Poll Watchers; Designation; Duties; Removal for Interference With Election; Reports of Infractions or Irregularities; Ineligibility of Candidates to Serve; Training
In a primary or run-off primary, each candidate entitled to have his or her name placed on the primary or run-off primary ballot may submit the name of one poll watcher for each precinct in which he or she wishes to have an observer to the chairperson or secretary of the appropriate party executive committee […]
§ 21-2-409. Assisting Electors Who Cannot Read English or Who Have Disabilities
No elector shall receive any assistance in voting at any primary or election unless he or she is unable to read the English language or he or she has a disability which renders him or her unable to see or mark the ballot or operate the voting equipment or to enter the voting compartment or […]
§ 21-2-409.1. Voting by Electors Who Are 75 Years of Age or Older or Disabled Electors Without Having to Wait in Line
On election day between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., each elector who is 75 years of age or older or who is disabled and requires assistance in voting as authorized by Code Section 21-2-409, shall, upon request to a poll officer, be authorized at any primary or election to vote immediately at […]
§ 21-2-386. Safekeeping, Certification, and Validation of Absentee Ballots; Rejection of Ballot; Delivery of Ballots to Location Designated by Superintendent; Duties of Superintendent and Managers; Precinct Returns; Report of Returns of Verified and Accepted Absentee Ballots Cast as Soon as Possible Following Closing of Polls; Notification of Challenged Elector; Unlawful Disclosure of Tabulation Results
The board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk shall keep safely, unopened, and stored in a manner that will prevent tampering and unauthorized access all official absentee ballots received from absentee electors prior to the closing of the polls on the day of the primary or election except as otherwise provided in this subsection. Upon […]
§ 21-2-387. Pilot Program for Electronic Handling of Absentee Ballots; Requirements for Pilot Program; Reporting; Termination of Pilot Program
The Secretary of State shall develop and implement a pilot program for the electronic transmission, receipt, and counting of absentee ballots by persons who are entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff, et seq., as amended, for use in a primary or […]
§ 21-2-388. Cancellation of Absentee Ballots of Electors Who Are Present in Election Precinct During Primaries and Elections
When an absentee ballot which has been voted shall be returned to and received by the board of registrars, it shall be deemed to have been voted then and there; and no other ballot shall be issued to the same elector. If an elector has requested to vote by absentee ballot and has not received […]
§ 21-2-379.24. Examination of Electronic Ballot Markers; Revocation of Approval; Penalty to Vendors for Inappropriate Sale; Improvements or Changes to Devices; Prohibition on Pecuniary Interest; Limitation on Public Inspection
Any person or organization owning, manufacturing, or selling, or being interested in the manufacture or sale of, any electronic ballot marker may request that the Secretary of State examine the device. Any ten or more electors of this state may, at any time, request that the Secretary of State reexamine any such device previously examined […]
§ 21-2-389. Payment of Postage for Mailing Absentee Ballots
The postage required for mailing ballots to absentee electors, as provided for in this article, shall be paid by the county or municipality, except in cases where free mail delivery is furnished by the federal government. History. Code 1933, § 34-1410, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, […]
§ 21-2-379.25. Programming for Ballot Design and Style; Verification; Appointment of Custodians; Role of Custodians; Testing of Electronic Ballot Marker; Public Notice of Testing
The superintendent of each county or municipality shall cause the proper ballot design and style to be programmed for each electronic ballot marker which is to be used in any precinct within such county or municipality, shall cause each such device to be placed in proper order for voting, and shall examine each device before […]
§ 21-2-390. Delivery of Election Materials to Clerk of Superior Court or City Clerk; Accounting for Ballots; Inspection and Audit of Information Contained in Absentee Ballot Applications or Envelopes
All official absentee ballots and envelopes on which the forms of affidavits and jurats appear shall be delivered to the clerk of the superior court or the city clerk upon the conclusion of the primary or election and shall be safely kept by him or her for the period required by law and then shall […]