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Call Now: 904-383-7448In elections, electors shall be permitted to cast write-in votes. The design of the ballot shall permit the superintendents, in counting the write-in votes, to determine readily whether an elector has cast any write-in vote not authorized by law. The Secretary of State, in specifying the form of the ballot, and the State Election Board, in promulgating rules and regulations respecting the conduct of elections, shall provide for ballot secrecy in connection with write-in votes.
(Code 1981, §21-2-373, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 37; Ga. L. 1999, p. 29, § 1.)
- Exceptions to right to register and vote, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, Sec. I, Para. III.
Procedure for counting write-in votes, § 21-2-437.
- Ballot secrecy for handicapped persons, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Ballots, Sec. 183-1-11-.01.
- In light of the similarity of the provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, § 34-1224 are included in the annotations for this Code section.
Unshackled right of voters to cast write-in votes has long been recognized as a matter of Georgia law. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-120 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1224).
Write-in vote by vote recorder consisting of candidate's last name and office candidate seeks is valid. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-120 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1224).
Use of stickers, pasters, and stamps is not permitted in casting a write-in vote in instances where voting machines or vote recorders are used. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-230 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1224).
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