I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law.”
The form for either ballot shall be determined and prescribed by the Secretary of State, except in municipal primaries or elections, in which the form of absentee ballots which follows the paper ballot format shall be determined and prescribed by the superintendent.
History. Code 1933, § 34-1403, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 871, § 15a; Ga. L. 1969, p. 329, § 21; Ga. L. 1997, p. 649, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, §§ 15, 38; Ga. L. 2003, p. 517, § 37; Ga. L. 2010, p. 914, § 20/HB 540; Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 29/HB 316.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 2, 2019, added subsection (c).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Use of DRE units for absentee balloting, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Absentee Voting, § 183-1-14-.02.
Spoiled absentee ballots, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Absentee Voting, § 183-1-14-.06.
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
§ 21-2-380. “Absentee Elector” Defined; When Reason for Absentee Ballot Not Required
§ 21-2-380.1. Appointment of Absentee Ballot Clerk
§ 21-2-381.2. State Write-in Absentee Ballot for Certain Electors
§ 21-2-385. Procedure for Voting by Absentee Ballot; Advance Voting
§ 21-2-385.1. Preferential Treatment for Older and Disabled Voters