05 LC 28
2380
House
Bill 743
By:
Representatives Mangham of the
94th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Bordeaux of the
162nd,
Watson of the
91st,
Porter of the
143rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 21-2-380 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to definition of absentee elector, so as to extend the time for advanced voting;
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 21-2-380 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definition of absentee elector, is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
An elector
who casts an absentee ballot in person at the
registraŕs
office or absentee ballot
clerḱs
office during the period of Monday through Friday of the week immediately
preceding the date of a primary, election, or run-off primary or
election
During the
period of Monday through Friday of the week immediately preceding the date of a
primary, election, or runoff, an elector who casts an absentee ballot in person
at the
registraŕs
office or the absentee ballot
clerḱs
office, as appropriate to the primary, election, or runoff being held, shall not
be required to provide a reason as identified in subsection (a) of this Code
section in order to cast an absentee ballot in such primary, election, or
runoff. In addition, the registrar or absentee ballot clerk, as appropriate to
the primary, election, or runoff being held, shall extend the office hours of
the registrar or absentee ballot clerk for eight hours on the Saturday
immediately prior to such primary, election, or runoff to allow electors to cast
such absentee ballots. Electors casting absentee ballots in person during such
Saturday hours shall not be required to
provide a reason as identified in subsection (a) of this Code section in order
to cast an absentee ballot in such primary, election, or
run-off
primary or election
runoff."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.