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# O.C.G.A. § 21-2-380.1. Appointment of absentee ballot clerk.

The governing authority of a municipality shall appoint an absentee ballot clerk who may be the county registrar or any other designated official and who shall perform the duties set forth in this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 21-2-380.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 230, § 12; Ga. L. 2001, p. 240, § 32; Ga. L. 2003, p. 151, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 697, § 15/HB 268.

## Law Reviews

For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 114 (2001).

For article, “Local Government Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001).