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HB 1286 — Elections; absentee ballots; provisions

House Committee Favorably Reported

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that challenges to absentee voters must be made no later than 12:00 Noon on the Monday prior to a primary, election, or runoff; to provide that a DRE unit that is accessible to disabled voters shall be provided at sites where absentee ballots are cast in person; to provide that the outer envelopes of absentee ballots may be opened on the Monday prior to a primary, election, or runoff; to provide in certain circumstances that the county election superintendent may begin the tabulation of absentee ballots prior to the close of the polls on the day of a primary, election, or runoff; to provide procedures for such tabulation; to provide that absentee ballots that are enclosed in an outer envelope but not contained in an inner envelope shall be counted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

House Committee Favorably Reported

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2005-2006
Session
2005-2006 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Feb 8, 2006

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Sponsorships (1)

Austin Scott

Primary sponsor
Office service
State Representative · District 153 · From Jan 1, 2005
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=1; Scott, Austin; sponsorship listed in session 14; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Feb 8, 2006

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