05 LC
25 4116
House
Bill 882
By:
Representatives Heckstall of the
62nd,
Holmes of the
61st,
Bruce of the
64th,
Jordan of the
77th,
Porter of the
143rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 21-2-226 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to duties of county board in determining eligibility of voters, maps of
municipal boundaries, notice of ineligibility, issuance of registration cards,
and reimbursement for postage cost, so as to provide for
electorś
photographs on voter registration cards; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 21-2-226 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties
of county board in determining eligibility of voters, maps of municipal
boundaries, notice of ineligibility, issuance of registration cards, and
reimbursement for postage cost, is amended by striking subsection (e) and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(e)
Each elector found eligible to be registered to vote by the board of registrars
shall be issued a
laminated
card which shall contain the
electoŕs
name and address, a block or space for the
electoŕs
signature, the date of the
electoŕs
registration, the name and location of the
electoŕs
polling place or polling places if the county and municipal polling places are
not the same, and the designation of the
electoŕs
congressional district; state Senate district; state House district; county
commission district, if any; county or independent board of education district,
if any; and municipal governing authority district, if any, and such other
voting districts, if any. On the reverse side of the card, there shall be
printed instructions which shall indicate the procedure to be followed in the
event of the change of address of the elector.
If the elector
applied for registration on or after the effective date of this subsection in
person to a registrar or deputy registrar or through a designated voter
registration office as provided in Code Section 21-2-222, the card shall also
contain a photograph of the elector taken at the time and place of application.
Any elector whose current
voteŕs
registration card was issued without a photograph of the elector may, but is not
required to, surrender his or her current
voteŕs
registration card in person to the registrar or deputy registrar or a designated
voter registration office specified in Code Section 21-2-222, have his or her
photograph taken at such time and place of surrender, and be issued a
replacement
voteŕs
registration card containing the
electoŕs
photograph; provided, however, that any voter registration card so surrendered
shall be destroyed upon issuance of the replacement card. Any such card shall be
deemed to have been issued by the state for purposes of Code Section
21-2-417. In the event an elector changes
residences within the county in which an elector is registered to vote, the
elector may change such
electoŕs
address by returning the card to the board of registrars of such county
indicating the new address. Upon receipt of such card, the board of registrars
shall make the necessary changes in the
electoŕs
registration records and issue a new card to the elector. In the event that an
electoŕs
precinct, polling place, or voting district or districts change, a new card
shall be issued to the elector reflecting such changes. When the boundaries of a
precinct are changed, all affected electors shall be sent a new card prior to
the next primary or election. The form of such cards shall be determined by the
Secretary of State. The issuance of such cards shall be sufficient as a
notification of the disposition of an application for voter registration under
this Code section, provided that such cards are sent by nonforwardable,
first-class
mail."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.