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GA HB17
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/11/2023
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Public notice of logic and accuracy testing of electronic ballot markers may now be published on the county or municipality's elections website or in a newspaper of general circulation, rather than requiring both; the Secretary of State must also publish testing schedules on the state website
- Ballots collected from absentee drop boxes must be placed in locked transfer cases sealed with numbered seals, with a ballot transfer form serving as an initial chain of custody document signed by every person who takes possession of the ballots
- During the advance voting period, boards of registrars or absentee ballot clerks must issue and mail absentee ballots to qualified mail-in applicants within three days of receiving a timely application
- All accepted absentee ballots must be securely stored in sealed containers or access-controlled rooms to prevent tampering, and scanned ballots must be stored in tamper-resistant containers sealed with numbered seals recorded on chain of custody documents specified by the Secretary of State
- Voted ballots may not be handled without a poll official present and without chain of custody documentation recording who is handling the ballots and why; after handling, ballots must be resealed in secure containers with numbered seals, and custody documentation must remain with ballots until their lawful destruction
Legislative Description
Elections; sealing of ballots in secure containers; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/21/2024
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs1/13/2023
Full Bill Text
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