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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
No electronic ballot marker shall be adopted or used in primaries or elections in this state unless it shall, at the time, satisfy the following requirements:
(1) Provide facilities for marking ballots for all candidates and for all referendums or questions for which the elector shall be entitled to vote in a primary or election;
(2) Permit each elector, in one operation, to mark a vote for presidential electors for all the candidates of one party or body for the office of presidential elector;
(3) Permit each elector to mark votes, at any election, for any person and for any office for whom and for which he or she is lawfully entitled to vote, whether or not the name of such person or persons appears as a candidate for election; to mark votes for as many persons for an office as he or she is entitled to vote for; and to mark votes for or against any question upon which he or she is entitled to vote;
(4) Preclude the marking of votes for any candidate or upon any question for whom or upon which an elector is not entitled to vote; preclude the marking of votes for more persons for any office than the elector is entitled to vote for; and preclude the marking of votes for any candidate for the same office or upon any question more than once;
(5) Permit voting in absolute secrecy so that no person can see or know any other elector's votes, except when he or she has assisted the elector in voting, as prescribed by law;
(6) Produce a paper ballot which is marked with the elector's choices in a format readable by the elector;
(7) Be constructed of good quality material in a neat and workmanlike manner;
(8) When properly operated, mark correctly and accurately every vote cast;
(9) Be so constructed that an elector may readily learn the method of operating it; and
(10) Be safely transportable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 21. Elections § 21-2-379.22 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-21-elections/ga-code-sect-21-2-379-22/
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