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HB661 • 2025

Elections; qualifications for and registration of voters; enhance penalties

Elections; qualifications for and registration of voters; enhance penalties

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Sponsor
Byrd, Charlice
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB661: Stricter Penalties for Voter Registration and Qualification Violations

This bill changes Georgia election laws to increase the punishments for breaking rules about who can vote and how people register.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Chapter 2 of Title 21 in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding elections.
  • Enhances penalties related to voter qualifications and registration requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list the specific new penalty amounts or prison terms.
  • No effective date is listed for when these changes will begin.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Elections; qualifications for and registration of voters; enhance penalties