“Absentee elector” defined; when reason for absentee ballot not required
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case GEORGIA MUSLIM VOTER PROJECT v. Kemp (2019)
Most recently applied in GEORGIA MUSLIM VOTER PROJECT v. Kemp (March 2019)
Code 1933, § 34-1401, enacted by Ga
(a) As used in this article, the term “absentee elector” means an elector of this state or a municipality thereof who casts a ballot in a
primary, election, or runoff other than in person at the polls on the day
of such primary, election, or runoff.
(b) An elector who votes by absentee ballot shall not be required to provide a reason in order to cast an absentee ballot in any primary,
election, or runoff.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.