Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to voters who are blind, deaf, an amputee, pregnant, accompanied by children of five years of age or younger, or accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Apr 4, 2025
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LC 47 3318/a
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LC 47 3464S/hs
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This bill substitute modifies eligibility criteria for preferential voting treatment in Georgia, specifically lowering the age threshold for children accompanying pregnant voters or those with special needs from five years to two years of age. The change expands access to expedited voting privileges for families with younger children.
Scope change
The bill's scope of eligible voters was expanded to include children under two years of age rather than five years of age for preferential voting treatment.
ELIGIBILITY
Changed the age threshold for children accompanying pregnant voters or those with special needs from five years to two years of age, expanding eligibility for expedited voting privileges.
Updated the legislative title and committee designation to reflect this as a substitute bill offered by the House Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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