Georgia Code
Article 12 - Returns
§ 21-2-498. Precertification Tabulation Audits

History. Code 1981, § 21-2-498 , enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 42/HB 316.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective April 2, 2019.
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to the Constitutional Officers Election Board. The former Code section was based on Code 1933, § 34-1509, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 347, § 30, Ga. L. 1987, p. 997, § 2, Ga. L. 1994, p. 279, § 10 and was repealed by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1027, § 13, effective July 1, 1995.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2019 enactment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2019).
For article, “SB 202: Revisions to Georgia’s Election and Voting Procedures,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 105 (2021).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 21 - Elections

Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally

Article 12 - Returns

§ 21-2-490. Hours of Operation of Office of Superintendent and Chairperson of County Board of Registrars on Primary and Election Days; Applicability to Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More

§ 21-2-491. Public Inspection of Unsealed Returns at Office of Superintendent; Opening of Sealed Envelopes Upon Order of Superintendent or Court

§ 21-2-492. Computation and Canvassing of Returns; Notice of Place Where Returns Will Be Computed and Canvassed; Blank Forms for Making Statements of Returns; Swearing of Assistants

§ 21-2-493. Computation, Canvassing, and Tabulation of Returns; Investigation of Discrepancies in Vote Counts; Recount Procedure; Pilot Program for Posting of Digital Images of Scanned Paper Ballots; Certification of Returns; Change in Returns

§ 21-2-494. Computation and Certification of Write-in Votes

§ 21-2-495. Procedure for Recount or Recanvass of Votes; Losing Candidate’s Right to a Recount; Rules and Regulations

§ 21-2-496. Preparation and Filing by Superintendent of Four Copies of Consolidated Return of Primary; Electronic Filing; Superintendent to Furnish Final Copy of Each Ballot Used for Primary

§ 21-2-497. Preparation and Filing by Superintendent of Four Copies of Consolidated Return of Elections; Superintendent to Furnish Final Copy of Each Ballot Used for Election

§ 21-2-498. Precertification Tabulation Audits

§ 21-2-499. Duty of Secretary of State as to Tabulation, Computation, and Canvassing of Votes for State and Federal Officers; Certification of Presidential Electors by Governor

§ 21-2-500. Delivery of Voting Materials; Presentation to Grand Jury in Certain Cases; Preservation and Destruction; Destruction of Unused Ballots

§ 21-2-501. Number of Votes Required for Election; Runoff

§ 21-2-502. Issuance of Certificates of Election and Commission; Governor’s Proclamation as to Constitutional Amendments

§ 21-2-503. Issuance of Commission to Person Whose Election Is Contested; Procedure Upon Finding That Person to Whom Commission Was Issued Was Not Legally Elected; Swearing Into Office of Person Whose Election Is Contested

§ 21-2-504. Special Primary or Election Upon Failure to Nominate or Elect or Upon Death, Withdrawal, or Failure of Officer-Elect to Qualify