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GA SB363
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
Matt Brass
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the extended polling hours (until 8:00 P.M.) previously required for cities with populations of 300,000 or more, standardizing poll closing time at 7:00 P.M. statewide for all primaries and elections
- Authorizes county election superintendents to begin processing and tabulating advance voting ballots cast on direct recording electronic (DRE) voting equipment after 6:00 P.M. on election day, in addition to existing authority to begin tabulating absentee ballots after 7:00 A.M.
- Requires superintendents who choose early tabulation of absentee or advance voting ballots to provide written notice to the Secretary of State at least seven days prior to the election and publish notice in the county legal organ at least one week before the election
- Mandates that all persons conducting tabulation of absentee or advance voting ballots, including monitors and observers, be sequestered until polls close with no access to communication devices and no disclosure of ballot information before 7:00 P.M.
- Prohibits transmission of results from DRE units by modem or other device prior to the close of polls and bars production of any partial or complete absentee vote counts until polls close
Legislative Description
Elections and Primaries; time for opening and closing of the polls; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/15/2018
Full Bill Text
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