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GA SB514
Bill
Status
2/17/2026
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Bearden
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AI Summary
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Eliminates authorization for the use of ballot drop boxes by repealing subsection (c) of Code Section 21-2-382, which governed drop boxes for receiving absentee ballots and advance voting
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Restricts special elections on sales and use tax questions (authorized by Articles 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, and 5B of Chapter 8 of Title 48) to only the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years
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Removes a prior provision that allowed sales and use tax elections to be held on the third Tuesday in March before July 1, 2024
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Maintains existing scheduling requirements for special elections to fill county or municipal vacancies, with specified dates in odd-numbered years (third Tuesday of March, June, September, or November) and even-numbered years (third Tuesday in March, general primary date, or November)
Legislative Description
Primaries and Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/18/2026