Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 183 - RULES OF STATE ELECTION BOARD › Chapter 183-1 - GEORGIA ELECTION CODE › Subject 183-1-12 - PREPARATION FOR AND CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES AND ELECTIONS › Rule 183-1-12-.19 - Preparation of the Electors List and Use of Electronic Poll Book

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Election
				superintendents shall cause each polling place to be equipped with an
				appropriate number of electronic poll books within the county during primaries,
				elections, and runoffs. Electronic poll books shall be the primary method for
				checking in voters and creating voter access cards, but the superintendent
				shall cause every polling place to be equipped with a paper backup list of
				every registered voter assigned to that polling place. The paper backup list
				shall be used in case the electronic poll books do not properly function. The
				superintendent shall cause poll workers to be adequately trained in checking in
				voters on both electronic poll books and paper backup list.
(2) The county election superintendent shall
				maintain each electronic poll book device, and all components in a secure
				location as provided for in Rule
				183-1-12-.04 and
				183-1-12-.05.
(3) Effective January 1, 2006, the registrars
				of each county shall utilize the absentee ballot subsystem of the statewide
				voter registration system for absentee balloting and advance voting.
(4) The registrars of each county shall
				complete the entry of new and updated voter registrations on a timely basis as
				required by the Secretary of State and shall notify the Secretary of State upon
				the completion of all such data entry after a registration deadline.
(5) Prior to each primary or election as
				specified by the Secretary of State, the county election superintendent shall
				provide to the Secretary of State or his or her designee a final copy of the
				election management system database for the county.
(6) The county election superintendent and
				the registrars shall notify the Secretary of State or his or her designee of
				any changes to the voter registration file for the county or the election
				management system database that occur after the process for programing the
				electronic poll books has begun.
(7) During the period in which election
				system components are tested and prepared prior to delivery to polling places,
				the election superintendent shall cause each electronic poll book to undergo
				logic and accuracy testing. Each electronic poll book must pass such logic and
				accuracy test prior to being delivered to a polling place. The election
				superintendent or registrars shall verify the information contained on the
				electronic poll books prior to delivering the units to polling
				places.
(8) Prior to delivery to a
				polling place, the election superintendent or registrars shall cause the
				electronic poll books to accurately mark all persons who have been issued or
				cast absentee ballots in the election.
(9) Upon the conclusion of each primary,
				election, or runoff, the poll officers shall return the electronic poll books
				with the other election materials from the polling place to the election
				superintendent. The registrars and election superintendent shall inform the
				Secretary of State of all voters who cast ballots in each primary election or
				runoff in a format to be determined by the Secretary of State and in the same
				time period as the official election returns.
(10) For electors whose names are added to
				the voter registration rolls after the preparation of the electronic poll
				books, the registrars shall provide a printed supplemental list for use at the
				affected polling places.
O.C.G.A. §
											21-2-31.