§ 21-2-285.1. Nonpartisan Elections — Form of Ballot; Run-Off Election; Declaration of Prevailing Candidate as Duly Elected
The names of all candidates for offices which the General Assembly has by general law or local Act provided for election in a nonpartisan election shall be printed on each official primary ballot; and insofar as practicable such offices to be filled in the nonpartisan election shall be separated from the names of candidates for […]
§ 21-2-324. Examination and Approval of Voting Machines by Secretary of State; Appointment and Compensation of Examiners; Revocation of Approval; Written Verification and Certification Prior to Election or Primary; Penalties; Conflicts of Interest
Any person or organization owning, manufacturing, or selling, or being interested in the manufacture or sale of, any voting machine may request the Secretary of State to examine the machine. Any ten or more electors of this state may, at any time, request the Secretary of State to reexamine any voting machine previously examined and […]
§ 21-2-286. Printing Specifications, Numbering, and Binding of Ballots
In any primary or election, the superintendent shall cause the ballots to be printed in the form prescribed by this chapter. Paper ballots other than those printed for optical scanning voting systems shall be at least six inches long and four inches wide and shall have a margin extending beyond any printing thereon. They shall […]
§ 21-2-287. Form of Absentee Ballot
The form for the absentee ballot shall be in substantially the same form as the official ballots used in the precincts, except it shall be printed with only the name stub and without a number strip and shall have the precinct name and designation printed or stamped thereon. History. Code 1933, § 34-1104, enacted by […]
§ 21-2-288. Procedure as to Printing of Ballots When Candidates for Same Nomination or Office Have Same or Similar Names
If two or more candidates for the same nomination or office shall have the same or similar names, the Secretary of State, in the case of federal or state offices, the superintendent of elections, in the case of county offices, or the official with whom such candidates qualify, in the case of municipal elections, shall […]
§ 21-2-289. Printing on Ballots of Names of Substitute Candidates
As soon as any substitute candidate has been duly nominated by his or her political party or body pursuant to Code Section 21-2-134, at any time prior to the day on which the printing of ballots is started, his or her name shall be substituted in place of that of the candidate who has died, […]
§ 21-2-290. Superintendent to Provide Number of Ballots Equal to Number of Registered Electors in Precinct
The superintendent shall provide, for each precinct in which a primary or election is to be held, a sufficient number of ballots equal to the number of active registered electors. History. Code 1933, § 34-1107, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 329, § 14; Ga. L. […]
§ 21-2-291. Procedure as to Unopposed Candidates
Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event there is no opposed candidate in a precinct in a special or general election, no special or general election shall be held in such precinct unless a write-in candidate has qualified as provided by law or unless there are issues to be submitted […]
§ 21-2-292. Duty of Superintendent to Have Forms of Ballots on File for Public Inspection Prior to Election
The superintendent shall have on file in his or her office open to public inspection, at least five days prior to the day of holding each primary and election, forms of the ballots, with the names and such statements and notations printed thereon as may be required by this chapter. Such forms shall be used […]
§ 21-2-293. Correction of Mistakes and Omissions on Ballot
If the election superintendent discovers that a mistake or omission has occurred in the printing of official ballots or in the programming of the display of the official ballot on DRE voting equipment or electronic ballot markers for any primary or election, the superintendent is authorized on his or her own motion to take such […]