Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 21. ELECTIONS · Chapter 2. ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES GENERALLY · Article 6. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

21-2-210. Secretary of State deemed the chief state election official.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

The Secretary of State is designated as the chief state election official to coordinate the responsibilities of this state under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31) as required by 52 U.S.C. Section 20509.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-210, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1443, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2023, “52 U.S.C. Section 20509” was substituted for “42 U.S.C. Section 1973gg-8” at the end of this Code section.

Cross references

Rights as citizens, § 31-8-111.

Law reviews

For article, “Election Emergencies: Voting in the Wake of Natural Disasters and Terrorist Attacks,” see 67 Emory L.J. 545 (2018). For comment, “Voter Suppression Post-Shelby: Impacts and Issues of Voter Purge and Voter ID Laws,” see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 857 (2020).

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