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GA Code § 21-2-432 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots|§ 21-2-432. Voter's Certificate Binder as Constituting Official List of Electors; Separate Preservation and Disposition of Refused Applications

 After each elector has been admitted to vote, his or her voter's certificate shall be inserted in the binder provided therefor by the registrars, and known as the "voter's certificate binder," and such voter's certificates so bound shall constitute the official list of electors voting at such primary or election. All voter's certificates prepared by persons applying to vote whose applications to vote are refused by the poll officers shall be separately preserved and returned to the superintendent with the other papers.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 429, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1311, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1317, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 9; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 75.
GA Code § 21-2-433 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots|§ 21-2-433. Admission of Electors to Enclosed Space; Detachment of Ballots From Stubs and Distribution of Ballots to Electors; Return of Canceled Ballots to Superintendent

  No elector shall enter the enclosed space behind the guardrail provided for in subsection (a) of Code Section 21-2-267 until he or she is found entitled to vote.   As soon as an elector has been admitted within the enclosed space, the poll officer having charge of the ballots in precincts in which ballots are used shall detach a ballot from the stub and give it to the elector, first folding it so that the words and figures printed on the face shall not be visible, and no ballots shall be deposited in the ballot box unless folded in the same manner. If an elector's right to vote has been challenged for cause under Code Section 21-2-230, the elector shall be entitled to vote a challenged ballot. Not more than one ballot shall be detached from its stub in any book of ballots at any one time. Not more than one ballot shall be given to an elector; but, if an elector inadvertently spoils a ballot, such elector may obtain another upon returning the spoiled one. The ballots thus returned shall be immediately canceled and at the close of the polls shall be enclosed in an envelope, which shall be sealed and returned to the superintendent.    (Ga. L. 1922, p. 97, § 4; Code 1933, § 34-1905; Ga. L. 1943, p. 290, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1313, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1318, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 12; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1443, § 7; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 995, § 32/SB 92.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 284 et seq., 312, 328.   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, §§ 339, 340, 344.   ALR.   - Challenges to write-in ballots and certification of write-in candidates, 75 A.L.R.6th 311.
GA Code § 21-2-434 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots|§ 21-2-434. Restrictions as to Removal of Ballots From Book or Polling Place; Deposit of Official Ballots in Box; Disposition of Unofficial Ballots

 No official ballot shall be taken or detached from its stub in any book of ballots, except by a poll officer when a person desiring to vote has been found to be an elector entitled to vote. Not more than one ballot shall be removed at any one time or given to an elector, except in the case of a spoiled ballot as provided by this article. No person other than the poll officers shall take or remove any ballot from the polling place. Only official ballots shall be deposited in the ballot box and counted, except as otherwise provided in this article. If any ballot appears to have been obtained otherwise than from the superintendent as provided by this article, the same shall not be counted; and the chief manager shall transmit such ballot to the district attorney without delay, together with whatever information he or she may have regarding the same.   (Code 1933, § 34-1318, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1320, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 19; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 176. 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 288, 318.   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, §§ 340, 341.
GA Code § 21-2-436 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots|§ 21-2-436. Duties of Poll Officers After the Close of the Polls

 After the polls are closed and the last elector has voted in precincts in which ballots are used, at least two poll officers shall remain within the enclosed space. Before the ballot box is opened, the number of ballots issued to electors, as shown by the stubs, and the number of ballots, if any, spoiled and returned by electors and canceled, shall be announced to all present in the voting room and entered upon the general returns of votes cast at such primary or election. The poll officer shall then compare the number of electors voting as shown by the stubs with the number of names shown as voting by the electors list, voter's certificates, and the numbered list of voters, and shall announce the result, and shall enter on the general returns the number of electors who have voted, as shown by the voter's certificates. If any differences exist, they shall be reconciled, if possible; otherwise, they shall be noted on the general returns. The electors list, the voter's certificates, the numbered list of voters, and the stubs of all ballots used, together with all unused ballots, all spoiled and canceled ballots, and all rejected voter's certificates, shall then be placed in separate packages, containers, or envelopes and sealed before the ballot box is opened.   (Code 1933, § 34-1320, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1321, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 21; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1004, § 27; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 133, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Interfering with poll officers, § 21-2-569.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Spoiled ballot definition, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Absentee Voting, § 183-1-14-.07.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Rary v. Guess, 129 Ga. App. 102, 198 S.E.2d 879 (1973).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 358, 362, 364, 373.   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 383 et seq.
GA Code § 21-2-439 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 2 - Precincts Using Paper Ballots|§ 21-2-439. Decisions Concerning Questionable Marks or Defaced or Mutilated Ballots

 Decisions concerning questionable marks on ballots or defacing or mutilation of ballots and the count to be recorded thereon shall be made by the assistant managers; and, if they disagree, the chief manager shall make the decision.   (Code 1933, § 34-1323, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1325, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 25; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)
GA Code § 21-2-453 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 3 - Precincts Using Voting Machines|§ 21-2-453. Voter's Certificate Binder as Constituting Official List; Separate Preservation and Return of Refused Applications

 After each elector has been admitted to vote, his or her voter's certificate shall be inserted in the binder provided therefor and known as the "voter's certificate binder." Such voter's certificates so bound shall constitute the official list of electors voting at such primary or election. All voter's certificates prepared by persons applying to vote whose applications to vote are refused by the poll officers shall be separately preserved and returned to the superintendent with the other papers.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 429, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1329, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 33; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 75.
GA Code § 21-2-454 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 3 - Precincts Using Voting Machines|§ 21-2-454. Duties of Poll Officers After the Close of the Polls

  As soon as the polls are closed and the last elector has voted, the poll officers shall immediately lock and seal the operating lever or mechanism of the machine so that the voting and counting mechanism will be prevented from operation, and they shall then sign a certificate stating:   That the machine has been locked against voting and sealed;   The number, as shown on the public counter;   The number on the seal which they have placed upon the machine;   The number registered on the protective counter or device; and   The number or other designation of the voting machine,  which certificate shall be returned by the chief manager to the superintendent with the other certificates, as provided in this part.      The poll officers shall then compare the number, as shown by the public counter of the machine, with the number of names appearing on the numbered list of voters, the electors list, and voter's certificates, which shall then be placed in separate packages, containers, or envelopes and sealed.    (Code 1933, § 34-1325, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1331, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 27; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Interfering with poll officers, § 21-2-569.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, § 34-1336, are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Purpose of the provision for opening and counting ballots at the polls is to guard against any change in the ballots or in the number of ballots to be counted in determining the result, thus protecting the sanctity of the election process, which is a very important provision of the code requirements. Broome v. Martin, 111 Ga. App. 51, 140 S.E.2d 500 (1965)(decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1336).    Cited in Rary v. Guess, 129 Ga. App. 102, 198 S.E.2d 879 (1973).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, § 34-1336, are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Hand-counting of votes on vote recorder ballots.   - Poll officers may not hand-count votes on vote recorder ballots prior to their tabulation by machine at appropriate tabulation center. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-76 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1336).   Vote tabulation by poll officials.    - Inference to be drawn from former Code 1933, §§ 34-1337 and 34-1336 (former O.C.G.A. §§ 21-2-472 and21-2-473) is that, although vote tabulation by poll officials is allowable in some circumstances, such authority was consciously exempted where regular vote recorder ballots are concerned. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-76 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-1336).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, §§ 358, 362, 364, 373.
GA Code § 21-2-456 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 3 - Precincts Using Voting Machines|§ 21-2-456. Form of General Return Sheet, Duplicate Return Sheets, and Statement; Posting of Vote Results; Delivery of Documents to Superintendent; Seal and Return of Electors List Upon Completion of Vote Count and Tabulation

  The general return sheets, duplicate return sheets, and statement shall be printed to conform with the type of voting machine used and in form approved by the Secretary of State. The designating number and letter, if any, on the counter for each candidate shall be printed thereon opposite the candidate's name. Immediately after the vote has been ascertained, the statement thereof shall be posted on the door of the polling place. Duplicate return sheets, voter's certificates, numbered list of voters, oaths of poll officers, and affidavits of voters and others shall be sealed and given to the chief manager, who shall deliver them, together with the general return sheet and the package of ballots deposited, written, or affixed in or upon the voting machine, to the superintendent. The voter's certificates, rejected voter's certificates, and oaths of assisted voters shall be sealed in a separate envelope addressed to the board of registrars and bearing a list of its contents on the outside. This envelope shall be immediately delivered by the managers into the custody of the superintendent. If the type of voting machine is equipped with a mechanism for printing paper proof sheets, one of such proof sheets shall be posted on the door of the polling place with such statement; one shall be returned with a precinct return sheet sealed in an envelope prepared for the Secretary of State; one shall be placed in the envelope and delivered with the general return sheet; and one shall be sealed in the envelope with the duplicate return sheets and delivered by the chief manager to the superintendent. The printed proof sheet returned with the general return sheet and the printed proof sheet returned with the duplicate return sheet shall each be part of the return of the primary or election.   Immediately upon the completion of the count and tabulation of the vote cast, the electors list shall be sealed and returned immediately by the chief manager to the superintendent, who shall transmit it to the registrars.    (Code 1933, § 34-1327, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1333, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 29; Ga. L. 1970, p. 347, § 26; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 34, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 365.   C.J.S.   - 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 398.
GA Code § 21-2-457 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 3 - Precincts Using Voting Machines|§ 21-2-457. Removal, Storage, and Examination of Voting Machines After Completion of Vote Count

 As soon as possible after the completion of the count in precincts in which voting machines are used, the superintendent shall have the voting machines removed to the place of storage provided for in this chapter. The voting machines shall remain locked against voting for the period of ten days next following each primary and election, and as much longer as may be necessary or advisable because of any existing or threatened contest over the result of the primary or election, with due regard for the date of the next following primary or election, except that they may be opened and all the data and figures therein examined under this chapter, by order of any superior court of competent jurisdiction, or by direction of any legislative committee to investigate and report upon contested primaries or elections affected by the use of such machines. Such data and such figures shall be examined by such committee in the presence of the officer having the custody of such machines.   (Ga. L. 1959, p. 413, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1332, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1334, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 36; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Write-in vote by vote recorder  consisting of candidate's last name and office the candidate seeks is valid. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-120.
GA Code § 21-2-470 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 4 - Precincts Using Vote Recorders|§ 21-2-470. Through 21-2-473

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2003, p. 517, § 51, effective July 1, 2003.   Editor's notes.   - This part consisted of Code Sections 21-2-470 through 21-2-473, relating to precincts using vote recorders, and was based on Code 1933, § 34-1316; Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 871, § 12a; Code 1933, § 34-1335, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 16; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1053, § 10; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 599, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, §§ 13, 14; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1338, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 38; Ga. L. 1973, p. 175, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 842, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 52, § 16; Code 1933, § 34-1329, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1337, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 33; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1004, § 30; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1512, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-1328, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 871, § 14; Code 1933, § 34-1336, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1969, p. 308, § 31; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1512, § 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 140, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 842, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.
GA Code § 21-2-481 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 5 - Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment|§ 21-2-481. Design, Size, and Stock of Ballots

 Ballots in a precinct using optical scanning voting equipment shall be of suitable design, size, and stock to permit processing by a tabulating machine and shall be printed in black ink on white or colored material. A serially numbered strip shall be attached to each ballot to be counted by a central count tabulator.    (Code 1981, §21-2-481, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 41; Ga. L. 1999, p. 29, § 4.)
GA Code § 21-2-484 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 5 - Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment|§ 21-2-484. Requirements for Ballot Recap Form; Delivery

 Upon completion of voting, the manager shall prepare and sign a ballot recap form, in sufficient counterparts, showing:    The number of valid ballots, including any that are damaged;   The number of spoiled and invalid ballots; and   The number of unused ballots.  The manager shall then place one copy of the recap form and the defective, spoiled, and invalid ballots, each enclosed in an envelope, in the ballot container or in the case of counties using a central count tabulating system, in a separate envelope container, along with the voted ballots, which shall be sealed by the manager so that it cannot be opened without breaking the seal. The manager and one poll officer shall then deliver the ballot container and the envelope container, if applicable, to the tabulating machine center or other place designated by the superintendent and shall receive a receipt therefor. The copies of the recap forms, unused ballots, records, and other materials shall be returned to the designated location.      (Code 1981, §21-2-484, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 41; Ga. L. 1999, p. 21, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 29, § 5.)
GA Code § 21-2-485 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 5 - Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment|§ 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:    For central count optical scan ballots:   Seal the ballot box and deliver the ballot box to the tabulating center, as designated by the superintendent; and     Examine the ballots and separate those ballots containing write-in votes.   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.   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.   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       For precinct count optical scan ballots:   Feed ballots from the auxiliary compartment of the ballot box, if any, through the tabulator; and   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.)
GA Code § 21-2-486 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 21 - Elections|Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally|Article 11 - Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries and Elections|Part 5 - Precincts Using Optical Scanning Voting Equipment|§ 21-2-486. Votes for Write-in Candidates

 The superintendent, in computing the votes cast at any election, shall compute and certify only those write-in votes properly cast for candidates who have given proper notice of intent to be write-in candidates pursuant to Code Section 21-2-133 exactly as such names were written by the elector.    (Code 1981, §21-2-486, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 41.)
GA Code § 22-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 22 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 2 - Condemnation Procedure Generally|Article 1 - Proceeding Before Assessors|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 22-2-1. "Condemnor" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "condemnor" means any person or corporation which has been authorized by the General Assembly to exercise the power of eminent domain.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Jury trial under Rule 71A(h) of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Fed. Rules Civ. Proc., Rule 71A(h), 28 U.S.C.A.) in condemnation proceedings by United States, 164 A.L.R. Fed. 341.
GA Code § 22-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 22 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 2 - Condemnation Procedure Generally|Article 1 - Proceeding Before Assessors|Part 2 - Notice of Condemnation|§ 22-2-20. Persons Entitled to Receive Notice Generally

 Any person seeking to condemn property for public purposes shall serve a notice of condemnation on the owner of the property or of any remainder, reversion, mortgage, lease, security deed, or other interest therein.   (Ga. L. 1894, p. 95, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 4660; Civil Code 1910, § 5209; Code 1933, § 36-304.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Eminent Domain, § 433 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 29A C.J.S., Eminent Domain, §§ 250 et seq., 270 et seq.   ALR.    - Protection of rights of mortgagee in eminent domain proceedings, 58 A.L.R. 1534; 110 A.L.R. 542; 154 A.L.R. 1110.   Right to damages or compensation upon condemnation of property, of holder of unexercised option to purchase, 85 A.L.R.2d 588.   Rights and liabilities of parties to executory contract for sale of land taken by eminent domain, 27 A.L.R.3d 572.   Validity, construction, and effect of statute or lease provision expressly governing rights and compensation of lessee upon condemnation of leased property, 22 A.L.R.5th 327.