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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-2-522.1. Rebuttable presumption of legal vote in contested election.
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# O.C.G.A. § 21-2-522.1. Rebuttable presumption of legal vote in contested election.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, for the purposes of election contests, a vote cast by a person who has been listed on the official list of electors for a period of ten years or longer shall be rebuttably presumed to be a legal vote despite an unsigned voter registration card, so long as that person continues to meet the eligibility requirements of Code Section 21-2-216. For such a voter, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the voter has taken the oath and that the voter registration card is a replacement of the original voter registration card.

## History

Code 1981, § 21-2-522.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1027, § 16A; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).