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| 1 | 1 | 24 LC 56 0048 | |
| 2 | 2 | Senate Bill 538 | |
| 3 | 3 | By: Senators Merritt of the 9th, Mallow of the 2nd, Esteves of the 6th, Lucas of the 26th, | |
| 4 | 4 | Harrell of the 40th and others | |
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to | |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that interfering with poll workers shall be2 | |
| 10 | 10 | punished as a misdemeanor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for3 | |
| 11 | 11 | other purposes.4 | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1.6 | |
| 14 | 14 | Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and7 | |
| 15 | 15 | primaries generally, is amended by revising Code Section 21-2-569, relating to interfering8 | |
| 16 | 16 | with poll officers, as follows:9 | |
| 17 | 17 | "21-2-569.10 | |
| 18 | 18 | Any person, including any poll officer, who willfully prevents any poll officer from11 | |
| 19 | 19 | performing the duties imposed on him or her by this chapter shall be guilty of a felony | |
| 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| 21 | 21 | misdemeanor."13 | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2.14 | |
| 23 | 23 | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.15 | |
| 24 | 24 | S. B. 538 | |
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