Ballots shall be of suitable design, size, and stock to permit processing by a ballot scanner and shall be printed in black ink on clear, white, or colored material.
(Code 1981, §21-2-372, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1231, § 37; Ga. L. 1999, p. 29, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 22/HB 316.)
The 2019 amendment, effective April 2, 2019, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "Ballots shall be of suitable design, size, and stock to permit processing by a tabulating machine and shall be printed in black ink on clear, white, or colored material. In counties using a central count tabulating system, a serially numbered strip shall be attached to each ballot in a manner and form similar to that prescribed in this chapter for paper ballots."
Law reviews.- For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2019).