The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
VOTING
House Bill 270
Would move the deadline to request an absentee ballot to 10 days before election day and require county election officials to get absentee ballots in the mail within three business days after receipt. STATUS: Still in the House
House Bill 531
A sweeping elections bill that seeks new absentee voting ID requirements, drop box restrictions and a limitations on early voting on Sundays.
Passed the House
STATUS:
SB 29
Would require photo ID when applying for and casting absentee ballots.
STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 40
Would require county election officials to begin processing absentee ballots eight days before election day.
STATUS: Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 67
Would require Georgia voters to provide a copy of a voter’s ID, a driver’s license number or a state ID number when requesting an absentee ballot.
STATUS: Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 69
Would block voters from being automatically registered to vote when they get their driver’s licenses. STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 71
Would end no-excuse absentee voting and limit it to voters 75 years old and over, voters with disabilities or anyone required to be absent from his or her precinct. STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 72
Would mandate monthly updates to election officials of voters who have died. STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 74
Would give poll watchers more access to watch vote counting.
STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 89
Would create a chief elections assistance officer to intervene in struggling county election offices. STATUS: Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 178
Would ban governments from mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications. STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 184
Would require counties to give voters credit for voting within 30 days. STATUS: Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 188
Would require the secretary of state to track and publicize data on ballots received.
STATUS: Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 241
Would end no-excuse absentee voting, require absentee ID, create a voting fraud hotline to the attorney general’s office and allow state takeovers of lowperforming county election boards. STATUS: Still in the Senate
Senate Bill 253
Would require a poster-size notification letting voters know when polling places have been moved.
STATUS: Still in the Senate