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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-2-389. Payment of postage for mailing absentee ballots.
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# O.C.G.A. § 21-2-389. Payment of postage for mailing absentee ballots.

The postage required for mailing ballots to absentee electors, as provided for in this article, shall be paid by the county or municipality, except in cases where free mail delivery is furnished by the federal government.

## History

Code 1933, § 34-1410, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 417, § 6; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.