Any person who willfully makes any false nomination certificate or defaces or destroys any nomination petition, nomination certificate, or nomination paper, or letter of withdrawal, knowing the same, or any part thereof, to be made falsely, or suppresses any nomination petition, nomination certificate, or nomination paper or any part thereof which has been duly filed shall be guilty of a felony.
History. Code 1933, § 34-1910, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 21/SB 429.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally
Article 15 - Miscellaneous Offenses
§ 21-2-560. Making of False Statements Generally
§ 21-2-561. False Registration
§ 21-2-563. Improper Signing or Alteration of Nomination Petitions or Affidavits
§ 21-2-564. Willful Destruction, Fraudulent Filing, or Suppression of Nomination Materials
§ 21-2-566. Interference With Primaries and Elections Generally
§ 21-2-567. Intimidation of Electors
§ 21-2-568.1. Intentional Observation of Voting; Penalty
§ 21-2-568.2. Photographic and Other Electronic Monitoring of Ballots Prohibited; Penalty
§ 21-2-569. Interfering With Poll Officers
§ 21-2-571. Voting by Unqualified Elector or Giving False Information
§ 21-2-572. Repeat Voting in Same Primary or Election
§ 21-2-573. Absentee Voting by Unqualified Elector
§ 21-2-574. Unlawful Possession of Ballots
§ 21-2-575. Counterfeit Ballots or Ballot Labels; Sample or Facsimile Ballots
§ 21-2-576. Destroying, Defacing, or Delaying Delivery of Ballots
§ 21-2-577. Improper Removal of Ballots From Book of Official Ballots
§ 21-2-578. Unfolding, Opening, or Prying Into Ballots
§ 21-2-581. Unauthorized Making or Possession of Voting Machine Key
§ 21-2-582.1. Penalty for Voting Equipment Modification
§ 21-2-583. Removal or Destruction of Election Supplies or Conveniences
§ 21-2-587. Frauds by Poll Officers
§ 21-2-588. Premature Counting of Votes by Poll Officer
§ 21-2-589. Willful Omissions by Poll Officers
§ 21-2-591. Poll Officers Permitting Unlawful Assistance to Voters
§ 21-2-592. Failure of Poll Officers to Keep Record of Assisted Voters
§ 21-2-594. Offenses by Printers of Ballots
§ 21-2-596. Failure of Public or Political Officer to Perform Duty
§ 21-2-597. Intentional Interference With Performance of Election Duties
§ 21-2-598. Violations of Chapter
§ 21-2-599. Punishment for Misdemeanors Under Chapter
§ 21-2-600. Punishment for Felonies Under Chapter
§ 21-2-601. Use of List of Electors for Commercial Purposes Prohibited
§ 21-2-602. Compensation for Soliciting Persons to Register to Vote Prohibited
§ 21-2-603. Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud
§ 21-2-604. Criminal Solicitation to Commit Election Fraud; Penalties