Georgia § 21-2-573 - Absentee voting by unqualified elector.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-573 — Absentee voting by unqualified elector., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2-573. Absentee voting by unqualified elector.
Any person who votes or attempts to vote by absentee ballot at any primary or election under Article 10 of this chapter who knows that he or she is not qualified to vote shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or to pay a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both. (Code 1933, § 34-1932, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 536, § 10/SB 40; Ga. L. 2008, p. 781, § 19/HB 1112.)
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