O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-589 (2019)
Willful omissions by poll officers
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Any poll officer who willfully:
(1) Fails to file the voter’s certificate of any elector actually voting at any primary or election;
(2) Fails to record voting information as required by this chapter; or
(3) Fails to insert in the numbered list of voters the name of any person actually voting shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
Code 1933, § 34-1922, enacted by Ga. L.
1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.
Annotations
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fingerprinting not required. - An offense under O.C.G.A. § 21-2-589 would not be designated as one which requires
fingerprinting. 1998 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 98-20.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 449.
C.J.S. 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 573.