| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 28 0694 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 901 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Carter of the 93 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Mitchell of the 88 |
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| 6 | 6 | | th |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Davis of the 87 |
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| 8 | 8 | | th |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Schofield |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 63 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend Part 1 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 17 | 17 | | Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding preparation for and conduct of primaries2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | and elections, so as to provide that the election superintendent of a county may permit any3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses in a4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | primary, election, or runoff under certain conditions; to provide for certain notices; to5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and for other purposes.7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1.9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Part 1 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | relating to general provisions regarding preparation for and conduct of primaries and11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | elections, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | "21-2-422. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the election14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | superintendent of a county may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. B. 901 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the county which such elector chooses in a primary, election, or runoff, provided that the16 |
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| 35 | 35 | | conditions of this Code section are met.17 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (b) Prior to choosing to implement subsection (a) of this Code section, the election18 |
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| 37 | 37 | | superintendent shall ensure that:19 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) Sufficient safeguards are in place to protect against an elector voting more than once20 |
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| 39 | 39 | | in the same primary, election, or runoff;21 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) A sufficient number of ballots of each ballot style used in the county are available at22 |
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| 41 | 41 | | each precinct polling place to accommodate electors who may choose to vote at such23 |
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| 42 | 42 | | polling place;24 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (3) If DRE voting equipment or ballot marking devices are to be used at such polling25 |
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| 44 | 44 | | places, a sufficient number of DRE voting units or ballot marking devices, as appropriate,26 |
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| 45 | 45 | | are available at each polling place to accommodate the potential number of electors who27 |
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| 46 | 46 | | may vote at such polling place; and28 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (4) Sufficient poll workers are available at each polling place to accommodate the29 |
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| 48 | 48 | | potential number of electors who may vote at such polling place.30 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (c) The election superintendent shall make the determination of whether to allow the31 |
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| 50 | 50 | | electors of the county to vote in any precinct of the county at least 30 days prior to a32 |
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| 51 | 51 | | primary or election and shall notify the Secretary of State in writing of such decision at33 |
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| 52 | 52 | | least 30 days before the primary or election. The election superintendent shall notify the34 |
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| 53 | 53 | | electors of such decision by posting prominent notices in the election superintendent's35 |
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| 54 | 54 | | office and on each polling place in the county. In addition, the election superintendent36 |
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| 55 | 55 | | shall advertise the decision in the legal organ of the county once a week for two weeks37 |
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| 56 | 56 | | immediately preceding the primary or election. If the election superintendent decides to38 |
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| 57 | 57 | | allow the electors of the county to vote in any precinct of the county in a primary or39 |
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| 58 | 58 | | election, such decision shall also apply to any runoff of such primary or election.40 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (d) The State Election Board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to41 |
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| 60 | 60 | | implement the provisions of this Code section."42 |
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| 61 | 61 | | H. B. 901 |
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| 63 | 63 | | SECTION 2. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 43 |
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| 65 | 65 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.44 |
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| 66 | 66 | | H. B. 901 |
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