2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB604: Elections; authorize local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots following the computation, canvassing, and tabulation of returns

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 elections and primaries generally, so as authorize local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots following the computation, canvassing, and tabulation of returns in an election; to address discrepancies raised by such recounts; to provide for the termination of such recounts if they conflict with other duties of the superintendent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/24/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/202572.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/25/202573.9 KB