---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; to provide candidates the opportunity to review and verify such candidates' identifying information on such ballots prior to its printing or programming; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1207"
citation: "Georgia HB 1207 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Washburn", "Deborah Silcox", "Jesse Petrea", "Saira Draper", "Sharon Cooper", "Tim Fleming"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c4620c8-f1d5-4e20-859a-3295a58a934b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c2007d82a5696d431d6bd0d4c0766da4ad4a20a958c84ed537b958b9aa1632ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 1207 (2023_24) — Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; to provide candidates the opportunity to review and verify such candidates' identifying information on such ballots prior to its printing or programming; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 1207/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229547.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2827/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223408.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 47 3077S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227822.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #530 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #805 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **33–20** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #844 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **100–75** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #763 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Saira Draper — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Tim Fleming — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 599 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c4620c8-f1d5-4e20-859a-3295a58a934b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).