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AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that any person employed or retained by a county election superintendent to conduct election duties must be a citizen of the United States; to provide for the reopening of candidate qualifying in the event that no person qualifies as a candidate during the initial qualifying period; to provide candidates the opportunity to review and proof ballots prior to the finalization of the final official form of such ballots; to provide a definition; to authorize election superintendents to determine the number of voting booths or enclosures for state-wide general elections based upon expected turnout, the number of electors who have already voted by advance voting or absentee ballot, and other relevant factors; to clarify that provisions related to poll watchers; to prohibit the use or threats of violence that would prevent or interfere with an election official or poll watcher carrying out his or her duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Sharon Cooper (R)*,  Saira Draper (D)*,  Tim Fleming (R)*,  Jesse Petrea (R)*,  Deborah Silcox (R)*,  Dale Washburn (R)*,  Max Burns (R), 

Effective Date 2024-07-01 (on 05/06/2024)

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