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title: SB 377. Elections and Primaries; curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; authorize
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date: 2025-04-04
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bill_number: SB 377
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status_date: 2025-04-04
last_action: Senate Read and Referred
sponsors:
  - Max Burns
  - Ricky Williams
  - Harold Jones
  - Billy Hickman
  - Sally Harrell
  - Jason Esteves
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  - curbside voting
  - disability voting access
  - election procedures
  - voting for elderly voters
  - Georgia elections
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# SB 377. Elections and Primaries; curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; authorize

## Text

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Senate Bill 377
By: Senators Burns of the 23rd, Williams of the 25th, Jones II of the 22nd, Hickman of the
4th, Harrell of the 40th and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1
elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize curbside voting for certain voters who2
because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote;3
to provide procedures for form, collection, and tabulation of b allots for such electors; to4
provide for a pilot program; to revise reporting provisions to reference such ballots; to5
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
SECTION 1.8
Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated , relating to elections and9
primaries generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10
"21-2-409.2.11
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Code Section 21-2-3 00 to the contrary, and12
except as otherwise provided by subsection (d) of Code Section 21-2-418, any elector who13
because of disability or age:14
(1) Cannot enter the polling place; or15
(2) Is unable to wait in line to vote16
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shall be entitled to cast a physical ballot pursuant to this Code section so as to vote outside17
of such polling place in the closest available parking area, which shall be designated and18
clearly marked, utilizing the vehicle in which such elector has been driven or has driven19
to the polling place; provided, however, that such elector's na me appears on the list of20
registered electors and he or she has presented proper identifi cation pursuant to Code21
Section 21-2-417.22
(b) When the poll manager at a precinct is informed that a dis abled elector who cannot23
enter the polling place or cannot wait in line to vote is exercising his or her right to cast a24
ballot while remaining in his or her vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section,25
the poll manager or a poll worker shall request to review such elector's proper identification26
as required by subsection (a) of Code Section 21-2-417. Upon verification of the elector's27
eligibility, at least two poll workers shall take a physical voter's certificate and ballot to the28
elector in the vehicle in the designated area outside the polli ng place. The poll manager29
shall notify any poll watchers present at such precinct that a ballot will be cast pursuant to30
subsection (a) of this Code section, and such poll watchers may , at their discretion,31
accompany the poll workers as observers.32
(c) No person other than the elector shall be in the vehicle in which the elector is casting33
his or her ballot unless the elector is entitled to assistance pursuant to subsection (a) of34
Code Section 21-2-409.35
(d)(1) An elector qualified pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section to cast a36
physical ballot while remaining within his or her vehicle shall cast such ballot on the37
same type of ballot that is used for absentee ballots pursuant to subsection (a) of Code38
Section 21-2-383.39
(2) Upon the elector hand marking the ballot provided for in p aragraph (1) of this40
subsection, such ballot shall not be sealed in the envelopes provided for in Code Section41
21-2-384, but shall be folded so that the secrecy of the ballot is preserved and the elector42
shall then return such folded ballot to the poll worker waiting outside the vehicle. The43
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poll worker shall immediately carry such ballot inside the precinct and deposit the ballot44
in a secure, sealed ballot box maintained for such ballots.45
(e) Upon the closing of the polls and the last elector voting, ballots cast pursuant to this46
Code section shall be tabulated at the precinct in the same man ner provided for in Code47
Section 21-2-483.48
(f) The election superintendent shall provide at each polling place:49
(1) Sufficient physical ballots, voter certificates, ballot bo xes, and other necessary50
equipment so as to allow electors opting to cast a ballot pursuant to this Code section the51
ability to cast such ballot in secrecy;52
(2) Sufficient equipment for the counting and tabulation of any ballots cast pursuant to53
this Code section; and54
(3) Designated areas for vehicles used to cast a ballot pursuant to this Code section with55
clearly marked signage indicating such voting area.56
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section or other law to the contrary,57
the Secretary of State shall conduct on the Tuesday following t he first Monday in58
November, 2025, as part of either the state-wide special genera l election or the general59
municipal election, a pilot program to test and evaluate the us e of curbside voting in60
primaries and elections in this state. The Secretary of State shall review the results of such61
pilot program and, within 90 days following such election date, shall provide the standing62
committees of each house of the General Assembly tasked with el ection matters a63
comprehensive report on the pilot program."64
SECTION 2.65
Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 21-2-420, relating to procedure for66
counting and tabulation of ballots, as follows:67
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"21-2-420.68
(a) After the time for the closing of the polls and the last elector voting, the poll officials69
in each precinct shall complete the required accounting and related documentation for the70
precinct and shall advise the election superintendent of the total number of ballots cast at71
such precinct, the total number of ballots cast pursuant to Code Section 21-2-409.2, and the72
total number of provisional ballots cast. The chief manager an d at least one assistant73
manager shall post a copy of the tabulated results for the prec inct on the door of the74
precinct and then immediately deliver all required documentation and election materials75
to the election superintendent. The election superintendent sh all then ensure that such76
ballots are processed, counted, and tabulated as soon as possible and shall not cease such77
count and tabulation until all such ballots are counted and tabulated.78
(b) The election superintendent shall ensure that each precinc t notifies the election79
superintendent of the number of ballots cast, the number of ballots cast pursuant to Code80
Section 21-2-409.2, and the number of provisional ballots cast as soon as possible after the81
time for the closing of the polls and the last elector votes. The election superintendent shall82
post such information publicly. The State Election Board shall promulgate rules and83
regulations regarding how such information shall be publicly po sted to ensure84
transparency, accuracy, and security."85
SECTION 3.86
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.87
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## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia Senate bill would let voters who cannot enter a polling place or wait in line because of disability or age cast a ballot from their vehicle in a designated parking area, with a pilot test set for November 2025.

### Plain-language summary

Under current Georgia law, most voters must cast ballots inside a polling place. This bill would create a new option called curbside voting for electors who, because of disability or age, cannot enter the polling place or cannot wait in line. Those voters could cast a paper ballot from their vehicle in a designated, clearly marked parking area near the polls.
The bill spells out how poll workers must verify the voter's identity, deliver a ballot and certificate to the vehicle, and carry the completed ballot back inside to be sealed in a secure box and tabulated with other precinct results at the close of polls. Election superintendents would have to supply enough ballots, equipment, and marked parking spaces for this purpose. The Secretary of State would run a pilot program testing curbside voting during the November 4, 2025 election and report results to legislative election committees within 90 days.

### What it does

- Creates a new option letting electors who cannot enter a polling place or wait in line, due to disability or age, vote from their vehicle in a designated parking area.
- Requires poll workers to verify the voter's identification before bringing a ballot and certificate to the vehicle, with poll watchers allowed to observe.
- Bars anyone besides the voter from being in the vehicle during curbside voting unless the voter qualifies for voting assistance under existing law.
- Directs election superintendents to provide enough ballots, tabulation equipment, and clearly marked curbside voting areas at each polling place.
- Requires the Secretary of State to run a pilot program testing curbside voting during the November 2025 election and report results to legislative election committees within 90 days.
- Updates the state's ballot-counting law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-420) so precincts must separately track and publicly report the number of curbside ballots cast.

### Who it affects

Voters with disabilities or age-related limitations who have trouble entering polling places or standing in line, county election superintendents and poll workers who must implement the new procedures, poll watchers who may observe curbside voting, and the Secretary of State's office, which must run and report on the pilot program.

### Why it matters

For voters who currently struggle to enter a polling place or endure long lines, this would create a legal path to vote from a car in a marked parking spot, with poll workers bringing the ballot to them. Election offices would need to add equipment, signage, and separate ballot tracking to accommodate it.

### Key provisions

- New Code Section 21-2-409.2 (Section 1) defines who qualifies for curbside voting: electors who because of disability or age cannot enter the polling place or cannot wait in line.
- Subsection (b) requires the poll manager to verify identification and send at least two poll workers to deliver a certificate and ballot to the vehicle.
- Subsection (c) prohibits anyone else from being in the vehicle during voting unless the elector qualifies for assistance under existing voting-assistance law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-409).
- Subsection (d) requires the ballot to be the same type used for absentee voting, hand marked, folded for secrecy rather than sealed in an envelope, and returned to a poll worker for deposit in a sealed ballot box.
- Subsection (f) requires election superintendents to supply sufficient ballots, tabulation equipment, and marked parking areas for curbside voting at each polling place.
- Subsection (g) creates a pilot program during the November 4, 2025 election, with a report due to legislative election committees within 90 days.
- Section 2 revises Georgia's vote-counting procedure law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-420) so precincts must separately count and publicly report the number of curbside ballots cast.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2025-04-04)
- Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-04-04)
- Sponsors: Max Burns, Ricky Williams, Harold Jones, Billy Hickman, Sally Harrell, Jason Esteves
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72064

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