Georgia § 21-2-582 - 1. Penalty for voting equipment modification.
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§ 21-2-582. 1. Penalty for voting equipment modification.
For the purposes of this Code section, the term "voting equipment" shall mean a voting machine, tabulating machine, optical scanning voting system, direct recording electronic voting system, or electronic ballot marker. Any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a manufacturer or seller of voting equipment, who alters, modifies, or changes any aspect of such voting equipment without prior approval of the Secretary of State is guilty of a felony. (Code 1981, § 21-2-582.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 230, § 17; Ga. L. 2003, p. 517, § 64; Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 48/HB 316.) The 2019 amendment, effective April 2, 2019, in subsection (a), deleted "or" following "voting system," and added ", or electronic ballot marker" at the end; and substituted "including, but not limited to," for "including but not limited to" in subsection (b). Law reviews. - For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2019). For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 114 (2001).
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