§ 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 […]
§ 21-2-576. Destroying, Defacing, or Delaying Delivery of Ballots
Any person who willfully destroys or defaces any ballot or willfully delays the delivery of any ballots shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1914, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 914, § 30/HB 540.
§ 21-2-591. Poll Officers Permitting Unlawful Assistance to Voters
Any poll officer who permits a voter to be accompanied by another into the voting compartment or voting machine booth when such poll officer knows that the disability which the voter declared at the time of registration no longer exists or that the disability which the voter declared at the time of voting did not […]
§ 21-2-577. Improper Removal of Ballots From Book of Official Ballots
Any person removing any ballot from any book of official ballots, except in the manner provided by this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1931, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.
§ 21-2-592. Failure of Poll Officers to Keep Record of Assisted Voters
Any poll officer who willfully fails to keep a record, as required by Code Section 21-2-409, of the name of each voter who received assistance, the exact disability of any assisted voter which makes the assistance necessary, and the name of each person rendering assistance to a voter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. […]
§ 21-2-578. Unfolding, Opening, or Prying Into Ballots
Any person who, before any ballot is deposited in the ballot box as provided by this chapter, willfully unfolds, opens, or pries into any such ballot with the intent to discover the manner in which the same has been marked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1933, § 34-1923, enacted by Ga. L. […]
§ 21-2-593. Failure of Law Enforcement Officers to Remove Obstacles or to Maintain Order at Polling Places; Hindrance or Delay of Poll Officers by Law Enforcement Officers
Any law enforcement officer who: Willfully neglects or refuses to clear an avenue to the door of any polling place which is obstructed in such a way as to prevent electors from entering, when called upon to do so by any poll officer or elector of the precinct; Willfully neglects or refuses to maintain order […]