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HB480 • 2025

Elections; permanent absentee voter list; provide

Elections; permanent absentee voter list; provide

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Sponsor
Jones, Anissa
Last action
2025-02-20
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB480: Providing for a Permanent Absentee Voter List

This bill amends Georgia law to create and manage a permanent list of voters who request absentee ballots.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding elections.
  • Provides for the creation of a permanent absentee voter list.
  • Establishes procedures related to this new list.
  • Sets rules for maintaining the list over time.
  • Repeals existing laws that conflict with these changes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters in Georgia who may use the permanent absentee voter list.
  • State and local officials responsible for managing elections under Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text provided does not specify when this law will take effect.
  • The summary does not detail the specific steps voters must take to join the list or how officials maintain it beyond general provisions.
  • No information is available in the source regarding eligibility requirements such as age, health status, or residency duration.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-20 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Elections; permanent absentee voter list; provide