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GA SB517
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Burt Jones
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AI Summary
- Reinstates specific qualifying reasons for voting by absentee ballot (such as being in military/public service, illness/disability, business obligations, vacation, religious reasons, or federal authorization), replacing the current no-excuse absentee voting system
- Eliminates drop boxes for the return of absentee ballots by repealing subsection (c) of Code Section 21-2-382
- Removes the requirement for electors to provide a Georgia driver's license number, state ID number, or last four digits of their Social Security number on the outer absentee ballot envelope
- Revises advance voting period to commence 12 days prior to each primary or election, reduces mandatory Saturday voting from two Saturdays to one (the second Saturday prior), and eliminates required Sunday voting hours while allowing counties and municipalities to extend hours beyond regular business hours at their option
- Removes requirements for county boards of registrars to publish advance voting location details 14 days in advance and eliminates daily reporting obligations on absentee ballot issuance, returns, rejections, advance voting totals, and provisional ballot counts
- Effective date of January 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Primaries and Elections; qualifications for absentee electors; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/17/2022
Committee Referrals
Ethics2/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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