Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation that makes additional changes to Georgia’s election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state.
Defined “probable causes” for removing voters from the rolls, such as death, registering in another jurisdiction, primary residence tax exemptions elsewhere, or a non-residential address.
Allowed voter roll challenges up to 45 days before an election, which might conflict with federal laws regarding systematic changes within 90 days of a federal election.
Required homeless people to use county voter registration offices as their address.
Removed the Secretary of State from the ex-officio spot on the State Election Board.
Stopped the use of QR codes for counting ballots from July 1, 2026, moving instead to text or human-readable marks.
Mandated counties to report all absentee ballot results within an hour after polls close.
Permitted the use of paper ballots in elections with fewer than 5,000 registered voters starting in 2025.
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