O.C.G.A. § 21-2-587
Frauds by poll officers
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Current — August 21, 2019
As of December 1, 2018
Any poll officer who willfully:
Any poll officer who willfully:
(1) Makes a false return of the votes cast at any primary or election;
(1) Makes a false return of the votes cast at any primary or election;
(2) Deposits fraudulent ballots in the ballot box or certifies as correct a false return of ballots;
(2) Deposits fraudulent ballots in the ballot box or certifies as correct a false return of ballots;
(3) Registers fraudulent votes upon any voting machine or certifies as correct a return of fraudulent votes cast upon any voting machine;
(3) Registers fraudulent votes upon any voting machine or certifies as correct a return of fraudulent votes cast upon any voting machine;
(4) Makes any false entries in the electors list;
(4) Makes any false entries in the electors list;
(5) Destroys or alters any ballot, voter's certificate, or electors list;
(5) Destroys or alters any ballot, voter's certificate, or electors list;
(6) Tampers with any voting machine, direct recording electronic (DRE) equipment, or tabulating computer or device;
(6) Tampers with any voting machine, direct recording electronic (DRE) equipment, electronic ballot marker, or tabulating machine or device;
(7) Prepares or files any false voter's certificate not prepared by or for an elector actually voting at such primary or election; or
(7) Prepares or files any false voter's certificate not prepared by or for an elector actually voting at such primary or election; or
(8) Fails to return to the officials prescribed by this chapter, following any primary or election, any keys of a voting machine, ballot box, general or duplicate return sheet, tally paper, oaths of poll officers, affidavits of electors and others, record of assisted voters, numbered list of voters, electors list, voter's certificate, spoiled and canceled ballots, ballots deposited, written, or affixed in or upon a voting machine, DRE memory cards, or any certificate or any other paper or record required to be returned under this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or to pay a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
(8) Fails to return to the officials prescribed by this chapter, following any primary or election, any keys of a voting machine; ballot box; general or duplicate return sheet; tally paper; oaths of poll officers; affidavits of electors and others; record of assisted voters; numbered list of voters; electors list; voter's certificate; spoiled and canceled ballots; ballots deposited, written, or affixed in or upon a voting machine; DRE, electronic ballot marker, or tabulating machine memory cards; or any certificate or any other paper or record required to be returned under this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or to pay a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
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.