2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB189: Elections; text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes; provide

Legislative Summary

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 the text portions of ballots produced by ballot marking devices shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes instead of any machine coding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/15/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/16/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
1/25/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
1/26/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
1/29/2024
Senate Recommitted
Senate
1/31/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate Engrossed
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/6/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/7/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/4/2024
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
5/6/2024
Act 697

Roll Call Votes

Motion For The Previous Question: Senate Vote #893
3/29/2024
33
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #894
3/29/2024
33
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #866
3/28/2024
101
Yea
73
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion To Engross: Sb 189, Sb 344: Senate Vote #467
2/6/2024
30
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #472
2/6/2024
31
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/6/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/2024152.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/28/2024148.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/202483.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/6/202473.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/202471.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/15/202310.2 KB