In any primary or election, the superintendent or municipal governing authority shall cause all the ballots and ballot labels to be printed accurately and in the form prescribed by this chapter, and the superintendent or municipal governing authority shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the same while in his or her or its possession or that of his or her or its agent. The superintendent or municipal governing authority shall keep a record of the number of official ballots printed and furnished to each precinct at each primary and election and the number of stubs, unused ballots, and canceled ballots subsequently returned therefrom.
History. Code 1933, § 34-1109, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 253, § 34/HB 244; Ga. L. 2006, p. 69, § 1/SB 467.
Cross references.
Penalty for offenses by printers of ballots, § 21-2-594 .
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally
§ 21-2-281. Voting by Paper Ballot When Use of Voting Equipment Impossible or Impracticable
§ 21-2-283. Printing and Safekeeping of Ballots and Labels by Superintendent
§ 21-2-284.1. Nonpartisan Municipal Primaries — Form of Ballot
§ 21-2-286. Printing Specifications, Numbering, and Binding of Ballots
§ 21-2-287. Form of Absentee Ballot
§ 21-2-289. Printing on Ballots of Names of Substitute Candidates
§ 21-2-291. Procedure as to Unopposed Candidates