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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 21-2-400. Duty of Superintendent to Obtain Cards of Instruction, Blank Forms of Oaths, and Other Forms and Supplies; Preparation and Distribution of Sample or Facsimile Ballot Labels - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1237; Code 1868, § 1318;...
§ 21-2-401. Delivery of Forms and Supplies to Precincts; Distribution of Copy of Certified Electors List; Contents of List; Authentication; Return Receipts; Master List of County or Municipal Electors; Items to Be Provided at Polling Place - History. Ga. L. 1894, p. 115, § 9; Civil Code...
§ 21-2-402. Preparation of Voter’s Certificates by Secretary of State; Form of Certificates; Binders for Certificates; Other Voter’s Certificates - Click to view VOTER’S CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that I...
§ 21-2-403. Time for Opening and Closing of Polls; Extended Poll Hours - History. Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 24, § 1; Code 1868,...
§ 21-2-404. Affording Employees Time Off to Vote - Each employee in this state shall, upon reasonable notice to...
§ 21-2-405. Meeting of Poll Officers at Place of Primary or Election; Oaths; Failure of Poll Officer to Appear; Custodians of Voting Materials; Temporary Absence or Disability; Poll Workers Working Less Than Entire Day - History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 1228, 1233; Code 1868, §§...
§ 21-2-406. Public Performance of Duties by Officials - Superintendents, poll officers, and other officials engaged in the conducting...
§ 21-2-407. Duty of Registrars to Review Qualifications of Electors Who May Have Been Erroneously Omitted From List of Electors; Authority to Place Such Electors on the List - The registrars shall meet at their main office during each...
§ 21-2-408. Poll Watchers; Designation; Duties; Removal for Interference With Election; Reports of Infractions or Irregularities; Ineligibility of Candidates to Serve; Training - History. Code 1933, § 34-1310, enacted by Ga. L. 1969,...
§ 21-2-409. Assisting Electors Who Cannot Read English or Who Have Disabilities - History. Ga. L. 1922, p. 97, § 4; Code 1933,...
§ 21-2-409.1. Voting by Electors Who Are 75 Years of Age or Older or Disabled Electors Without Having to Wait in Line - On election day between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and...
§ 21-2-410. Poll Officers Authorized to Give Instructions to Electors Upon Request - If any elector, before or after entering the voting booth,...
§ 21-2-411. Return of Checked List of Electors and Voter’s Certificates to Superintendent; Disposition of List and Certificates by Registrars - The chief manager in each precinct shall return a checked...
§ 21-2-412. Duties of Superior Courts on Days of Primaries and Elections - At least one judge of the superior court of each...
§ 21-2-413. Conduct of Voters, Campaigners, and Others at Polling Places Generally - History. Code 1933, § 34-1319, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 21-2-414. Restrictions on Campaign Activities, Giving of Food or Water, and Public Opinion Polling Within the Vicinity of a Polling Place; Cellular Phone Use Prohibited; Prohibition of Candidates From Entering Certain Polling Places; Penalty - These restrictions shall not apply to conduct occurring in private...
§ 21-2-417. Presentation of Identification to Poll Workers; Form of Proper Identification; Swearing of Statement When Unable to Produce Proper Identification; Provisional Ballots for Those; Penalty for False Statement Under Oath - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-417 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-417.1. Voter Identification Card - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-417.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-418. Provisional Ballots - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-418 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-419. Validation of Provisional Ballots; Reporting to Secretary of State - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-419 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-420. Procedure for Counting and Tabulation of Ballots - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-420 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-421. Posting of Required Information After Closing of Polls; Reporting to Secretary of State - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-421 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots
§ 21-2-430. Opening of Ballot Boxes; Destruction of Irrelevant Materials; Locking of Ballot Box; Public Breaking of Seals; Instruction Cards and Notices of Penalties - In precincts in which ballots are used, the poll officers...
§ 21-2-431. Execution of Voter’s Certificate; Procedure Upon Qualification of Elector; Elector Unable to Sign Name; Voting Outside Precinct of Residence; Registration as Prerequisite to Voting - History. Ga. L. 1894, p. 115, § 2; Civil Code...
§ 21-2-432. Voter’s Certificate Binder as Constituting Official List of Electors; Separate Preservation and Disposition of Refused Applications - After each elector has been admitted to vote, his or...
§ 21-2-433. Admission of Electors to Enclosed Space; Detachment of Ballots From Stubs and Distribution of Ballots to Electors; Return of Canceled Ballots to Superintendent - History. Ga. L. 1922, p. 97, § 4; Code 1933,...
§ 21-2-434. Restrictions as to Removal of Ballots From Book or Polling Place; Deposit of Official Ballots in Box; Disposition of Unofficial Ballots - No official ballot shall be taken or detached from its...
§ 21-2-435. Procedure as to Marking and Depositing of Ballots - History. Ga. L. 1941, p. 324, § 2; Code 1933,...
§ 21-2-436. Duties of Poll Officers After the Close of the Polls - After the polls are closed and the last elector has...
§ 21-2-437. Procedure as to Count and Return of Votes Generally; Void Ballots - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1234; Code 1868, § 1315;...
§ 21-2-438. Ballots Identifying Voter, Not Marked, or Improperly Marked Declared Void - History. Ga. L. 1952, p. 304, § 1; Code 1933,...
§ 21-2-439. Decisions Concerning Questionable Marks or Defaced or Mutilated Ballots - Decisions concerning questionable marks on ballots or defacing or mutilation...
§ 21-2-440. Duty of Poll Officers to Sign General Returns; Posting of Copy of Returns; Delivery of Copy of Materials to Superintendent - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1234; Code 1868, § 1315;...
Part 3 - Precincts Using Voting Machines
§ 21-2-450. Opening of Polls; Procedure When Ballot Labels Misplaced; Certification by Managers; Machines to Be Locked Until Polls Open; Officers to Be Near Machines; Inspection of Machines; Broken Machines - which certificate shall be returned by the chief manager to...
§ 21-2-451. Execution of Voter’s Certificate; Procedure Upon Qualification of Elector; Elector Unable to Sign Name; Voting Outside of Precinct of Residence; Registration Prerequisite to Voting - History. Code 1933, § 34-1310, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 21-2-452. Admission of Electors to Enclosed Space; Voting Procedure Generally; Procedure as to Write-in Votes; Voting by Electors Whose Right to Vote Is Challenged; Disabled Voters - History. Code 1933, § 34-1315, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 21-2-453. Voter’s Certificate Binder as Constituting Official List; Separate Preservation and Return of Refused Applications - After each elector has been admitted to vote, his or...
§ 21-2-454. Duties of Poll Officers After the Close of the Polls - which certificate shall be returned by the chief manager to...
§ 21-2-455. Canvass and Return of Votes - History. Code 1933, § 34-1326, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 21-2-456. Form of General Return Sheet, Duplicate Return Sheets, and Statement; Posting of Vote Results; Delivery of Documents to Superintendent; Seal and Return of Electors List Upon Completion of Vote Count and Tabulation - History. Code 1933, § 34-1327, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 21-2-457. Removal, Storage, and Examination of Voting Machines After Completion of Vote Count - As soon as possible after the completion of the count...
Part 5 - Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment
§ 21-2-480. Caption for Ballots; Party Designations; Form and Arrangement - History. Code 1981, § 21-2-480 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 21-2-481. Design, Size, and Stock of Ballots - Ballots in a precinct using optical scanning voting equipment shall...
§ 21-2-482. Absentee Ballots for Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment - Ballots in a precinct using optical scanning voting equipment for...
§ 21-2-483. Counting of Ballots; Public Accessibility to Tabulating Center and Precincts; Execution of Ballot Recap Forms; Procedure for Torn, Bent, or Otherwise Defective Ballots; Preparation of Duplicate Ballots - The superintendent shall cause to be placed one copy of...
§ 21-2-484. Requirements for Ballot Recap Form; Delivery - Upon completion of voting, the manager shall prepare and sign...
§ 21-2-485. Responsibilities of Poll Officers - As soon as the polls are closed and the last...
§ 21-2-486. Votes for Write-in Candidates - The superintendent, in computing the votes cast at any election,...