| 7 | | - | voting to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to revise provisions3 |
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| 8 | | - | related to voters who need assistance; to provide for preferential treatment during certain4 |
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| 9 | | - | hours on election day to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to5 |
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| 10 | | - | revise provisions related to voters who need assistance; to provide for related matters; to6 |
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| 11 | | - | repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7 |
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| 12 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 |
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| 13 | | - | SECTION 1.9 |
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| 14 | | - | Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and10 |
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| 15 | | - | primaries generally, is amended by revising Code Section 21-2-385.1, relating to preferential11 |
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| 16 | | - | treatment for older and disabled voters, as follows:12 |
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| 17 | | - | "21-2-385.1.13 |
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| 18 | | - | During the period of advance voting established pursuant to subsection (d) of Code14 |
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| 19 | | - | Section 21-2-385, each elector who is 75 years of age or older, who is accompanied by one15 |
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| 20 | | - | or more children two years of age or younger, or who is disabled and requires assistance16 |
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| 21 | | - | H. B. 502 (SUB) |
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| 22 | | - | - 1 - 25 LC 47 3476S |
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| 23 | | - | in casting an absentee ballot in person at the registrar's office, absentee ballot clerk's office,17 |
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| 24 | | - | or other locations as provided for in Code Section 21-2-382 such that standing in line18 |
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| 25 | | - | would be impracticable shall, upon request to a designated office employee or other19 |
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| 26 | | - | individual, be authorized to vote immediately at the next available voting compartment or20 |
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| 27 | | - | booth without having to wait in line if such location utilizes direct recording electronic21 |
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| 28 | | - | voting systems or be authorized to go to the head of any line necessary to cast a written22 |
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| 29 | | - | absentee ballot. Notice of the provisions of this Code section shall be prominently23 |
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| 30 | | - | displayed in the registrar's office or absentee ballot clerk's office."24 |
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| 31 | | - | SECTION 2.25 |
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| 32 | | - | Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 21-2-409.1, relating to voting by26 |
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| 33 | | - | electors who are 75 years of age or older or disabled electors without having to wait in line,27 |
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| 34 | | - | as follows:28 |
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| 35 | | - | "21-2-409.1.29 |
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| 36 | | - | On election day between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., each elector who is 7530 |
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| 37 | | - | years of age or older, who is accompanied by one or more children two years of age or31 |
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| 38 | | - | younger, or who is disabled and requires assistance in voting as authorized by Code32 |
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| 39 | | - | Section 21-2-409, such that standing in line would be impracticable shall, upon request to33 |
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| 40 | | - | a poll officer, be authorized at any primary or election to vote immediately at the next34 |
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| 41 | | - | available voting compartment or booth without having to wait in line. Notice of the35 |
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| 42 | | - | provisions of this Code section shall be prominently displayed in the voting place."36 |
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| 43 | | - | SECTION 3.37 |
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| 44 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.38 |
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| 45 | | - | H. B. 502 (SUB) |
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| 20 | + | voting to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to provide for3 |
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| 21 | + | preferential treatment during certain hours on election day to voters accompanied by children4 |
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| 22 | + | two years of age or younger; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and5 |
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| 23 | + | for other purposes.6 |
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| 24 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 |
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| 25 | + | SECTION 1.8 |
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| 26 | + | Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and9 |
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| 27 | + | primaries generally, is amended by revising Code Section 21-2-385.1, relating to preferential10 |
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| 28 | + | treatment for older and disabled voters, as follows:11 |
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| 29 | + | "21-2-385.1.12 |
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| 30 | + | During the period of advance voting established pursuant to subsection (d) of Code13 |
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| 31 | + | Section 21-2-385, each elector who is 75 years of age or older, who is accompanied by one |
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| 32 | + | 14 |
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| 33 | + | or more children two years of age or younger, or who is disabled and requires assistance15 |
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| 34 | + | in casting an absentee ballot in person at the registrar's office, absentee ballot clerk's office,16 |
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| 35 | + | H. B. 502 |
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| 36 | + | - 1 - 25 LC 47 3377 |
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| 37 | + | or other locations as provided for in Code Section 21-2-382 shall, upon request to a |
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| 38 | + | 17 |
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| 39 | + | designated office employee or other individual, be authorized to vote immediately at the18 |
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| 40 | + | next available voting compartment or booth without having to wait in line if such location19 |
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| 41 | + | utilizes direct recording electronic voting systems or be authorized to go to the head of any20 |
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| 42 | + | line necessary to cast a written absentee ballot. Notice of the provisions of this Code21 |
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| 43 | + | section shall be prominently displayed in the registrar's office or absentee ballot clerk's22 |
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| 44 | + | office."23 |
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| 45 | + | SECTION 2.24 |
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| 46 | + | Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 21-2-409.1, relating to voting by25 |
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| 47 | + | electors who are 75 years of age or older or disabled electors without having to wait in line,26 |
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| 48 | + | as follows:27 |
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| 49 | + | "21-2-409.1.28 |
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| 50 | + | On election day between the hours of 9:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., each elector who is 7529 |
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| 51 | + | years of age or older, who is accompanied by one or more children two years of age or |
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| 52 | + | 30 |
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| 53 | + | younger, or who is disabled and requires assistance in voting as authorized by Code31 |
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| 54 | + | Section 21-2-409, shall, upon request to a poll officer, be authorized at any primary or32 |
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| 55 | + | election to vote immediately at the next available voting compartment or booth without33 |
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| 56 | + | having to wait in line. Notice of the provisions of this Code section shall be prominently34 |
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| 57 | + | displayed in the voting place."35 |
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| 58 | + | SECTION 3.36 |
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| 59 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.37 |
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| 60 | + | H. B. 502 |
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