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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 21 - Elections (Chs. 1 — 5)
Chapter 2 - Elections and Primaries Generally (Arts. 1 — 15)
Article 15 - Miscellaneous Offenses (§§ 21-2-560 — 21-2-604)
§ 21-2-577. Improper removal of ballots from book of official ballots
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GA Code § 21-2-577 (2025)
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Any person removing any ballot from any book of official ballots, except in the manner provided by this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
Code 1933, § 34-1931, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.
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Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fingerprinting not required. —An offense under O.C.G.A. § 21-2-577 would not be designated as one which requires fingerprinting. 1998 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 98-20.
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Hierarchy Notes:O.C.G.A. Title 21
O.C.G.A. Title 21, Ch. 2
O.C.G.A. Title 21, Ch. 2, Art. 15
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