Georgia Code, Title 21, Chapter 2, Article 10 - Absentee Voting

• § 21-2-380 - "Absentee Elector" Defined; When Reason for Absentee Ballot Not Required
  (a) As used in this article, the term "absentee elector" means an elector of this state or a municipality thereof who casts a ballot...
• § 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, municipal registrar, or any other designated...
• § 21-2-381 - Making of Application for Absentee Ballot; Determination of Eligibility by Ballot Clerk; Furnishing of Applications to Colleges and Universities; Persons Entitled to Make Application
  (a) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 21-2-219, not more than 180 days prior to the date of the primary or...
• § 21-2-381.1 - Procedures for Voting With Special Write-In Absentee Ballots by Qualified Absentee Electors
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a qualified absentee elector, as defined in Code Section 21-2-380, in general, special, primary, and run-off...
• § 21-2-381.2 - State Write-In Absentee Ballot for Certain Electors
  (a) The Secretary of State shall design a state write-in absentee ballot for federal offices and state offices that are voted upon on a...
• § 21-2-382 - Additional Sites As Additional Registrar's Office or Place of Registration for Absentee Ballots
  (a) Any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of registrars may establish additional sites as additional registrar's offices or...
• § 21-2-383 - Preparation and Delivery of Ballots; Form of Ballots; Casting Ballot in Person Using Dre Unit
  (a) Ballots for use by absentee electors shall be prepared sufficiently in advance by the superintendent and shall be delivered to the board of...
• § 21-2-384 - Preparation and Delivery of Supplies; Mailing of Ballots; Oath of Absentee Electors and Persons Assisting Absentee Electors; Master List of Ballots Sent; Challenges; Electronic Transmission of Ballots
  (a) (1) The superintendent shall, in consultation with the board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk, prepare, obtain, and deliver before the date specified...
• § 21-2-385 - Procedure for Voting by Absentee Ballot; Advance Voting
  (a) At any time after receiving an official absentee ballot, but before the day of the primary or election, except electors who are confined...
• § 21-2-385.1 - Preferential Treatment for Older and Disabled Voters
  During the period of advance voting established pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 21-2-385, each elector who is 75 years of age or...
• § 21-2-386 - Safekeeping, Certification, and Validation of Absentee Ballots; Rejection of Ballot; Delivery of Ballots to Manager; Duties of Managers; Precinct Returns; Notification of Challenged Elector
  (a) (1) (A) The board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk shall keep safely, unopened, and stored in a manner that will prevent tampering...
• § 21-2-387 - Pilot Program for Electronic Handling of Absentee Ballots; Requirements for Pilot Program; Reporting; Termination of Pilot Program
  (a) The Secretary of State shall develop and implement a pilot program for the electronic transmission, receipt, and counting of absentee ballots by persons...
• § 21-2-388 - Cancellation of Absentee Ballots of Electors Who are Present in Election Precinct During Primaries and Elections
  When an absentee ballot which has been voted shall be returned to and received by the board of registrars, it shall be deemed to...
• § 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...
• § 21-2-390 - Delivery of Election Materials to Clerk of Superior Court or City Clerk After Primary or Election; Accounting for Ballots by Registrars or Municipal Absentee Ballot Clerks
  All official absentee ballots and envelopes on which the forms of affidavits and jurats appear shall be delivered to the clerk of the superior...

Last modified: October 14, 2016