Georgia § 21-2-583 - Removal or destruction of election supplies or conveniences.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-583 — Removal or destruction of election supplies or conveniences., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2-583. Removal or destruction of election supplies or conveniences.
Any person who: Prior to any primary or election, willfully defaces, removes, or destroys any notice or list of candidates posted in accordance with this chapter; During any primary or election, willfully defaces, tears down, removes, or destroys any card of instructions, notice of penalties, or diagram printed or posted for the instruction of electors; or During any primary or election, willfully removes or destroys any of the supplies or conveniences furnished to any polling place in order to enable electors to vote or the poll officers to perform their duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1933, § 34-1918, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-2-583 ("Removal or destruction of election supplies or conveniences.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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