HB 249

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that prompt notice shall be provided to electors of the rejection of their absentee ballots; to provide for the standard for reviewing such ballots; to provide that electors shall have time to correct problems with absentee ballots; to provide for the use of communications for notifying electors of rejected ballots; to provide that the use of outdated forms is not a basis for rejection of absentee ballots; to provide for the processing and counting of certain ballots for a period of seven days following an election; to revise the dates for certifying election results; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.