Rule 183-1-14-.09 - Voted Absentee Ballots(1) Definitions. As used in this Rule and O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-388, the phrase: (a) "An absentee ballot which has been voted" means an absentee ballot that has been returned to and received by the board of registrars and has been certified in accordance with subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-386 by the board of registrars.(2) When an absentee ballot which has been voted shall be returned to and received by the board of registrars, it shall be deemed to have been voted then and there; and no other ballot shall be issued to the same elector. If the board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk rejects or otherwise fails to certify an absentee ballot in accordance with subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. Section 21-2-386, the elector shall be provided the opportunity to vote in the primary, election, or runoff either by applying for a second absentee ballot prior to the day before such primary, election, or runoff or by voting in person at the elector's polling place on the day of the primary, election, or runoff.O.C.G.A. Secs. 21-2-31, 21-2-388.
Original Rule entitled "Voted Absentee Ballots" adopted. F. Oct. 29, 2009; eff. Nov. 18, 2009.