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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-485 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 2. Elections and Primaries Generally, 21-2-1 through 21-2-604.

ARTICLE 11 PREPARATION FOR AND CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS

21-2-485. Responsibilities of poll officers.

As soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted in precincts in which optical scanners are used, the poll officers shall:

  1. For central count optical scan ballots:
    1. Seal the ballot box and deliver the ballot box to the tabulating center, as designated by the superintendent; and
      1. Examine the ballots and separate those ballots containing write-in votes.
      2. Record in ink the designation of the polling place and a serial number on all write-in ballots, starting with the number one, and place the same number on the ballot voted by the same elector, so that write-in ballots may be identified with the corresponding ballots.
      3. After the write-in ballots have been so marked, place the write-in ballots in an envelope marked "Write-in Ballots" and designate the polling place and the number of write-in ballots contained therein on such envelope, which shall be sealed and signed by the managers and placed in the ballot container with the other ballots.
      4. Place any ballot that is so torn, bent, or mutilated that it may not be counted by the tabulating machine in an envelope marked "Defective Ballots" and place the envelope in the container with other ballots; and
  2. For precinct count optical scan ballots:
    1. Feed ballots from the auxiliary compartment of the ballot box, if any, through the tabulator; and
    2. After all ballots have been fed through the tabulator the poll officer shall cause the tabulator to print out a tape with the total votes cast in each election.

(Code 1981, §21-2-485, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 41.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 21-2-485

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Mason v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 658 S.E.2d 603 (Ga. 2008).

Cited 81 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 10, 2008 | 283 Ga. 271, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 745

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Grange Mut. Cas. Co. v. Woodard, 300 Ga. 848 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 48 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 6, 2017 | 797 S.E.2d 814

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State v. English, 578 S.E.2d 413 (Ga. 2003).

Cited 39 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 24, 2003 | 276 Ga. 343

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State v. Ware, 653 S.E.2d 21 (Ga. 2007).

Cited 34 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 5, 2007 | 282 Ga. 676, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 3375

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Lyman v. Cellchem Int'l, Inc., 300 Ga. 475 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 22 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 23, 2017 | 796 S.E.2d 255

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Footstar, Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 637 S.E.2d 692 (Ga. 2006).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 20, 2006 | 281 Ga. 448, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 3579

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Dean v. Gober, 524 S.E.2d 722 (Ga. 1999).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Dec 16, 1999 | 272 Ga. 20, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 580

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State v. Smith, 286 Ga. 409 (Ga. 2010).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 25, 2010 | 688 S.E.2d 348, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 183

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Repub. Nat'l Comm. v. Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. (two Cases), 321 Ga. 771 (Ga. 2025).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 10, 2025

...See OCGA §§ 21-2-436, 21-2-454, 21-2- 485.26 If ballot tabulating occurs at a central count location, “[a]s soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted[,]” poll officers are required to “[s]eal the ballot box and deliver the ballot box to the tabulating center[.]” OCGA § 21-2-485 (1) (A)....
...1-2- 430 to 21-2-440, and voting machines, OCGA §§ 21-2-450 through 21-2-457, appear inapplicable. 84 “[f]eed ballots from the auxiliary compartment of the ballot box . . . through the tabulator[.]” OCGA § 21-2-485 (2) (A)....
...In sum, “as soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted[,]” poll officers must either (1) feed the ballots through the tabulator or (2) seal the ballots for delivery to the central count location where the ballots can be tabulated. See OCGA § 21-2-485. Contrary to these clear statutory directives, the Hand Count Rule requires poll officers to “unseal and open each scanner ballot box, remove the paper ballots from each ballot box,” and then “count the total number of bal...
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Yelverton v. State, 300 Ga. 312 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 30, 2016 | 794 S.E.2d 613

Repub. Nat'l Comm. v. Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. (two Cases) (Ga. 2025).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 10, 2025 | 794 S.E.2d 613

...26 If ballot tabulating occurs at a central count location, “[a]s soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted[,]” poll officers are required to “[s]eal the ballot box and deliver the ballot box to the tabulating center[.]” OCGA § 21-2-485 (1) (A)....
...183-1-12-.01. Thus, the procedures governing precincts using paper ballots, OCGA §§ 2-2- 430 to 2-2-440, and voting machines, OCGA §§ 21-2-450 through 21-2-457, appear inapplicable. 84 through the tabulator[.]” OCGA § 21-2-485 (2) (A)....
...In sum, “as soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted[,]” poll officers must either (1) feed the ballots through the tabulator or (2) seal the ballots for delivery to the central count location where the ballots can be tabulated. See OCGA § 21-2-485. Contrary to these clear statutory directives, the Hand Count Rule requires poll officers to “unseal and open each scanner ballot box, remove the paper ballots from each box,” and then “count the total number of ballots re...