Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 183 - RULES OF STATE ELECTION BOARD › ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The
Administrative History
following each Rule gives
			 the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well
			 as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date.
			 Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as
			 follows:
f. - filed
eff. - effective
R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control
			 number)
ER. - Emergency Rule
Rev. - Revised
Note: Emergency Rules
are listed in each Rule's
			 Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date.
			 The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date
			 of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency
			 Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
Chapters 183-6 entitled "Registration of Electors", 183-7
			 entitled "Election Districts and Polling Places", 183-12-1 entitled "Voting
			 Machines", 183-12-2 entitled "Vote Recorders", 183-13 entitled "Preparation for
			 and Conduct of Primaries and Elections", and 183-14 entitled "Absentee Voting"
			 have been adopted. The following Chapters are reserved: 183-1 to 183-5, 183-8
			 to 183-11, 183-15 to 183-36. Filed July 24, 1968; effective August 12,
			 1968.
Rules 183-6-.01, .02, 183-12-2-.04 and .05 have been amended.
			 Rules 183-6-.03 and 183-13-.01 have been repealed. Filed August 5, 1969;
			 effective August 24, 1969.
Rules 183-12-2-.04, .08 and 183-14-.02 have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Rules 183-13-.03 to .05 have been adopted. Chapter 183-15
			 entitled "Returns of Primaries and Elections" has been adopted. Filed May 26,
			 1970; effective June 14, 1970.
Chapters 183-24 entitled "Poll Officers", 183-25 entitled
			 "Registration of Electors", 183-26 entitled "Election Districts or Precincts
			 and Polling Places", and 183-27 entitled "Dates of Primaries and Elections",
			 183-31-1 entitled "Voting Machines", 183-31-2 entitled "Vote Recorders", 183-32
			 entitled "Preparation For and Conduct of Primaries and Elections", and 183-33
			 entitled "Absentee Voting" have been adopted. Filed August 30, 1973; effective
			 September 19, 1973.
Rules 183-6-.01, 183-14-.01 and .02 have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Rules 183-7-.01 and 183-15-.01 have been amended. Chapter 183-8
			 entitled "Dates of Primaries and Elections" has been adopted. Filed June 24,
			 1974; effective July 14, 1974.
Rules 183-6-.01, 183-13-.02, and 183-33-.01 have been repealed.
			 Rules 183-12-2-.06, .07, 183-14-.01, 183-15-.01, 183-33-.02 have been amended.
			 Chapters 183-1 to 183-11, 183-12-1, 183-12-2, 183-13 to 183-20 have been
			 renumbered to 183-1-1 to 183-1-20 by Certification. Chapters 183-21 to 183-31,
			 183-31-1, 183-31-2 and 183-32 to 183-36 have been renumbered to 183-2-1 to
			 183-2-16 by Certification. All Rules of said Chapters have been renumbered.
			 Filed October 20, 1975; effective November 9, 1975.
Emergency Rules 183-1-6-0.1-.01 and 183-2-5-0.2-.02 adopted.
			 Filed May 20, 1982; effective May 17, 1982, the date of adoption, to be in
			 effect for 120 days or until the effective date of permanent Rules covering the
			 same subject matter superseding these Emergency Rules are adopted, as specified
			 by the Agency. These Emergency Rules were adopted to prevent voter
			 irregularities in the upcoming elections. (These Emergency Rules will not be
			 published; copies may be obtained from the Agency.)
Rules
			 183-1-6-.01 and
			 183-2-5-.02 have been adopted. Filed
			 March 29, 1983; effective April 18, 1983.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.03 has been adopted. Filed
			 January 22, 1985; effective February 11, 1985.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.04 has been adopted. Filed
			 August 1, 1986; effective August 21, 1986.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.04 has been amended. Filed
			 September 18, 1986; effective October 8, 1986.
Chapter 183-1-11 entitled "Ballots" has been adopted. Rule
			 183-1-12-.10 has been adopted.
			 Filed November 14, 1986; effective December 4, 1986.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.01 has been repealed. Rules
			 183-1-6-.02,
			 183-1-12-.03,
			 .05 to .09,
			 183-1-13-.03 to
			 .05,
			 183-1-14-.01,
			 183-1-15-.01 have been amended.
			 Rule 183-1-7-.01 has
			 been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed March 6, 1987; effective March 26,
			 1987.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.03 has been amended. Filed
			 January 21, 1988; effective February 10, 1988.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.03 has been amended. Filed
			 April 10, 1989; effective April 30, 1989.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.05 has been adopted. Rules
			 183-1-13-.03,
			 .05 and
			 183-1-14-.01 have been amended.
			 Filed February 17, 1992; effective March 9, 1992.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.01 and
			 .02 have been repealed and new
			 Rules adopted. Filed August 30, 2002; effective September 19, 2002.
Rule
			 183-1-12-.06 has been repealed and
			 a new Rule adopted. Filed October 18, 2002; effective November 7, 2002.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.01,
			 .02, and
			 183-1-14-.01 have been amended.
			 Rule 183-1-12-.06
			 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Rules
			 183-1-14-.02,
			 .03 and
			 183-1-15-.02 have been adopted.
			 Filed October 24, 2003; effective November 13, 2003.
Rules
			 183-1-6-.02,
			 183-1-12-.05, .07 to .09,
			 183-1-15-.01,
			 183-2-4-.01,
			 183-2-5-.01,
			 .02,
			 183-2-6-.01,
			 183-2-7-.01,
			 183-2-11-.02 to .09,
			 183-2-12-.02 to
			 .05, and
			 183-2-13-.02 have been repealed.
			 Rules 183-1-6-.03 to
			 .05,
			 183-1-12-.03,
			 183-1-13-.03 to
			 .05 have been amended. Filed
			 December 11, 2003; effective December 31, 2003.
Rule
			 183-1-12-.02 has been amended.
			 Filed May 11, 2004; effective May 31, 2004.
Emergency Rules 183-1-6-0.3-.06, 183-1-12-0.4-.02, and
			 183-1-14-0.5-.04 adopted. Filed September 10, 2004; effective September 9,
			 2004, the date of adoption, to be in effect for 120 days or until the effective
			 date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this
			 Emergency rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency. This Emergency Rule was
			 adopted to prevent confidential information being used for fraudulent purposes
			 (Emergency Rule 183-1-6-0.3-.06), voter fraud related to the counting of
			 absentee ballots (Emergency Rule 183-1-12-0.4-.02, voter coercion or
			 intimidation occurring during the absentee voting period (Emergency Rule
			 183-1-14-0.5-.04). (This Emergency Rule will not be published; copies may be
			 obtained from the Agency.)
Rules
			 183-1-12-.06 has been amended.
			 Rules 183-1-14-.04
			 and .05 have been
			 adopted. Filed December 21, 2005; effective January 10, 2006.
Rules
			 183-1-6-.03 and
			 183-1-12-.02 have been amended.
			 Chapter 183-1-19 entitled "Penalties" has been adopted. Filed December 28,
			 2005; effective January 17, 2006.
Rule
			 183-1-12-.07 has been adopted.
			 Filed March 8, 2006; effective March 28, 2006.
Rule
			 183-1-6-.03 has been amended. Filed
			 May 30, 2006; effective June 19, 2006.
Chapter 183-1-20 entitled "Georgia Voter Identification Card" has
			 been adopted. Filed June 19, 2006; effective July 9, 2006.
Chapter 183-1-1 entitled "Preliminary Provisions" has been
			 adopted. Filed February 22, 2008; effective March 13, 2008.
Rules
			 183-1-6-.01,
			 .02,
			 183-1-14-.06, .07, .09 and .10 have
			 been adopted. Rules
			 183-1-6-.03 and
			 183-1-12-.02 have been repealed and
			 new Rules adopted. Chapter 183-1-10 entitled "Nomination of Candidates" has
			 been adopted. Filed October 29, 2009; effective November 18, 2009.
Rules
			 183-1-6-.06 and
			 183-1-14-.08 have been adopted.
			 Filed December 15, 2009; effective January 4, 2010.
Rule
			 183-1-11-.02 has been adopted.
			 Filed March 3, 2010; effective March 23, 2010.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.02,
			 183-1-12-.06,
			 183-1-14-.04 repealed and new Rules
			 adopted; Rule
			 183-1-14-.01 amended. F. Mar. 17,
			 2011; eff. Apr. 6, 2011.
Rule
			 183-1-12-.06 repealed and new Rule
			 adopted; Rule
			 183-1-14-.11 adopted. F. May 27,
			 2011; eff. June 16, 2011.
Rule
			 183-1-13-.06 adopted. F. Aug. 15,
			 2014; eff. Sep. 4, 2014.
Rule
			 183-1-11-.02,
			 183-1-14-.01 amended. F. Nov. 10,
			 2014; eff. Nov. 30, 2014.
Rule
			 183-1-14-.12 adopted. F. Dec. 28,
			 2015; eff. Jan. 17, 2016.
Note:
Correction of non-substantive error, Rule
			 183-1-14-.01 History and SOS
			 website updated to record amendment f. Nov. 10, 2014; eff. Nov. 30, 2014.
			 Effective April 27, 2016.
Subject 183-1-12 entitled "Voting Machines - Vote Recorders"
			 repealed and a new Subject entitled "Preparation for and Conduct of Primaries
			 and Elections" adopted. Rules
			 183-1-14-.02,
			 .11,
			 .12, and
			 183-1-15-.02 amended. Rule
			 183-1-14-.13 adopted. F. Jan. 23,
			 2020; eff. Feb. 12, 2020.
Note:
Rule
			 183-1-12-.18, correction of
			 non-substantive typographical errors in subparagraphs (4)(d), (5)(a) (sentences
			 one and five) and (6)(d), period corrected to comma in "... by O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-417. the person."; "... by
			 O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-220. the poll officers.";
			 "... to the person. the poll officers."; "... by O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-220. the poll officers.",
			 respectively, as requested by the Agency for original rule filed on Jan. 23,
			 2020. Effective February 12, 2020.
Subject 183-1-13 title changed from "Preparation for and Conduct
			 of Primaries and Elections" to "Poll Watchers." Rules
			 183-1-6-.02,
			 183-1-12-.04,
			 .06, .08 through 12, .18, .20,
			 183-1-14-.02, .13 amended; Rules
			 183-1-13-.02,
			 183-1-15-.03 adopted. F. Mar. 2,
			 2020; eff. Mar. 22, 2020.
Note:
Rule
			 183-1-12-.18, correction of
			 non-substantive typographical errors in subparagraphs (4)(d), (5)(a) (sentences
			 one and five) and (6)(d), period corrected to comma in "... by O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-417. the person."; "... by
			 O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-220. the poll officers.";
			 "... to the person. the poll officers."; "... by O.C.G.A. §
							21-2-220. the poll officers.",
			 respectively, as requested by the Agency for amendment filed on Mar. 2, 2020.
			 Effective March 22, 2020.
ER. 183-1-14-0.6-.14 adopted. F. Apr. 15, 2020; eff. Apr. 15,
			 2020, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date
			 of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency
			 Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.18,
			 183-1-14-.13 amended. F. May 1,
			 2020; eff. May 21, 2020.
Rules
			 183-1-15-.02,
			 .03 amended. F. May 8, 2020; eff.
			 May 28, 2020.
ER. 183-1-14-0.7-.15 adopted. F. May 18, 2020; eff. May 18, 2020,
			 to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date of a
			 permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule
			 is adopted, as specified by the Agency.
ER. 183-1-14-0.6-.14, 183-1-14-0.7-.15 repealed. F. July 2, 2020;
			 eff. July 1, 2020.
ER. 183-1-14-0.8-.14, 183-1-14-0.9-.15 adopted. F. July 2, 2020;
			 eff. July 1, 2020, to remain in effect for a period of 180 days or until the
			 effective date of permanent Rules covering the same subject matter superseding
			 these Emergency Rule are adopted, as specified by the Agency.
ER. 183-1-14-0.9-.15 amended; 183-1-14-0.10-.16 adopted. F. Aug.
			 31, 2020; eff. Aug. 10, 2020, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or
			 until the effective date of permanent Rules covering the same subject matter
			 superseding these Emergency Rules are adopted, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Note:
Rule
			 183-1-14-.13, correction of
			 administrative error, "rejecting" corrected to "receiving" (i.e.,
". no
			 later than the close of business on the third business day after receiving the
			 absentee ballot."),
reflecting the rule as originally promulgated and
			 adopted on April 15, 2020; correction submitted by Agency on August 31, 2020.
			 Effective August 31, 2020.
Rule
			 183-1-14-.06 amended. F. Sep. 16,
			 2020; eff. Oct. 6, 2020.
Rule
			 183-1-15-.02 amended; Rule
			 183-1-15-.04 adopted. F. Sep. 24,
			 2020; eff. Oct. 14, 2020.
ER. 183-1-14-0.9-.15 amended. F. Nov. 23, 2020; eff. Nov. 23,
			 2020, to remain in effect until January 5, 2021, as specified by the
			 Agency.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.08,
			 .11,
			 .12,
			 .13,
			 .18,
			 183-1-14-.12 amended; Rule
			 183-1-14-.14 adopted. F. Sep. 22,
			 2021; eff. Oct. 12, 2021.
Note:
Rule
			 183-1-14-.12, correction of
			 non-substantive typographical error in subparagraph (5)(a)(iii)1., period added
			 at the end of sentence (i.e., after "communication"), correction submitted by
			 Agency on November 10, 2021. Effective November 10, 2021.
Rules
			 183-1-12-.12,
			 .13,
			 .18, 183-1-.14 -.12 amended. F.
			 Nov. 1, 2021; eff. Nov. 21, 2021.