History. Code 1933, § 34-1110, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 2, § 1/HB 42; Ga. L. 2017, p. 697, § 14/HB 268; Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 17/HB 316.
The 2017 amendments. —
The first 2017 amendment, effective February 23, 2017, added subsection (a); designated the existing provisions as subsection (b); and inserted “or in the programming of the display of the official ballot on DRE voting equipment” in the middle of subsection (b). The second 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, made identical changes throughout this Code section and added the proviso at the end of subsection (a).
The 2019 amendment, effective April 2, 2019, inserted “or electronic ballot markers” in the middle of subsections (a) and (b) and substituted “24 hours’ ” for “24 hours” in the proviso of subsection (a).
Law reviews.
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2019).
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