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Título 21. ELECTIONS · Capítulo 2. ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES GENERALLY · Artículo 9. VOTING MACHINES AND VOTE RECORDERS GENERALLY · Parte 6. ELECTRONIC BALLOTING

21-2-379.23. Requirements for ballot display; official ballot for vote tabulation, recount, and audit.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

Effective July 1, 2026.Vigente hoy: Effective July 1, 2026.
  1. (a)

    The ballot display information and appearance on an electronic ballot marker shall conform as nearly as practicable to Code Sections 21-2-379.4 and 21-2-379.5.#

  2. (b)

    The form and arrangement of ballots marked and printed by an electronic ballot marker shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State; provided, however, that such ballots shall be printed on security paper that incorporates features which can be used to authenticate the ballot as an official ballot but which do not make the ballot identifiable to a particular elector; provided, further, that at least one such feature is a visible watermark that identifies the ballot as an official Georgia ballot.#

  3. (c)

    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, ballots marked and printed by an electronic ballot marker shall, at a minimum, contain:#

    1. (1)

      The words “OFFICIAL BALLOT”;#

    2. (2)

      The name and date of the election;#

    3. (3)

      The titles of the respective offices for which the elector is eligible to vote;#

    4. (4)

      Words identifying the proposed constitutional amendments or other questions for which the elector is eligible to vote;#

    5. (5)

      The name of the candidate and, for partisan offices, indication of the candidate’s political party or political body affiliation, or the answer to the proposed constitutional amendment or other question for which the elector intends to vote; and#

    6. (6)

      Clear indication that the elector has not marked a vote for any particular office, constitutional amendment, or other question.#

  4. (d)

    The text portion of the paper ballot marked and printed by the electronic ballot marker indicating the elector’s selection shall constitute the official ballot and shall constitute the official vote for purposes of vote tabulation, any recount conducted pursuant to Code Section 21-2-495, and any audit conducted pursuant to Code Section 21-2-498. The official tabulation count of any ballot scanner shall be based upon the text portion or the machine mark, provided that such mark clearly denotes the elector’s selection and does not use a QR code, bar code, or similar coding, of such ballots and not any machine coding that may be printed on such ballots.#

  5. (e)

    Each ballot printed by an electronic ballot marker shall include the name and designation of the precinct at the top.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-379.23, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 26/HB 316; Ga. L. 2021, p. 14, § 23A/SB 202; Ga. L. 2024, p. 758, § 2/HB 974, effective July 1, 2024; Ga. L. 2024, p. 974, § 7/SB 189, effective July 1, 2026.

Delayed effective date

Code Section 21-2-379.23 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective July 1, 2026. For version effective until July 1, 2026, see the preceding version.

Amendments

The first 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, added the proviso at the end of subsection (b). The second 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2026, in subsection (d), rewrote the first sentence and added the second sentence.

Law reviews

For article on the 2024 amendment of this Code section, see 41 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2024).

Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t21-(v18)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V18, edición 2023, suplemento de 2025, páginas 62 a 63; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo 8651e769068e.

Effective until July 1, 2026.Ya no está vigente tal como está impresa (Effective until July 1, 2026.)
  1. (a)

    The ballot display information and appearance on an electronic ballot marker shall conform as nearly as practicable to Code Sections 21-2-379.4 and 21-2-379.5.#

  2. (b)

    The form and arrangement of ballots marked and printed by an electronic ballot marker shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State; provided, however, that such ballots shall be printed on security paper that incorporates features which can be used to authenticate the ballot as an official ballot but which do not make the ballot identifiable to a particular elector; provided, further, that at least one such feature is a visible watermark that identifies the ballot as an official Georgia ballot.#

  3. (c)

    Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, ballots marked and printed by an electronic ballot marker shall, at a minimum, contain:#

    1. (1)

      The words “OFFICIAL BALLOT”;#

    2. (2)

      The name and date of the election;#

    3. (3)

      The titles of the respective offices for which the elector is eligible to vote;#

    4. (4)

      Words identifying the proposed constitutional amendments or other questions for which the elector is eligible to vote;#

    5. (5)

      The name of the candidate and, for partisan offices, indication of the candidate’s political party or political body affiliation, or the answer to the proposed constitutional amendment or other question for which the elector intends to vote; and#

    6. (6)

      Clear indication that the elector has not marked a vote for any particular office, constitutional amendment, or other question.#

  4. (d)

    The paper ballot marked and printed by the electronic ballot marker shall constitute the official ballot and shall be used for, and govern the result in, any recount conducted pursuant to Code Section 21-2-495 and any audit conducted pursuant to Code Section 21-2-498.#

  5. (e)

    Each ballot printed by an electronic ballot marker shall include the name and designation of the precinct at the top.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-379.23, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 26/HB 316; Ga. L. 2021, p. 14, § 23A/SB 202; Ga. L. 2024, p. 758, § 2/HB 974, effective July 1, 2024.

Delayed effective date

Code Section 21-2-379.23 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective until July 1, 2026. For version effective July 1, 2026, see the following version.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, added the proviso at the end of subsection (b).

Law reviews

For article on the 2024 amendment of this Code section, see 41 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2024).

Leer la página oficial (el PDF del estado, abierto en la página de la que se leyó este texto).

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t21-(v18)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V18, edición 2023, suplemento de 2025, páginas 61 a 62; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo 8651e769068e.