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type: "Bill"
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title: "Elections and Primaries; persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications shall mail such applications only to eligible registered electors; provide"
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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 that persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications shall mail such applications only to eligible registered electors who have not already requested, been issued, or voted an absentee ballot; to require certain comparisons to remove improper names from mail distribution lists; to provide for sanctions for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 202"
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citation: "Georgia SB 202 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-17"
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last_action: "2021-03-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dfeaf80-c92f-4572-a2d1-4ef39e8f425d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a70d93e1658cf3b14e2070ae032d2dc68ad19a95f68327f289c1534f2f7f2f15"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 202 (2021_22) — Elections and Primaries; persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications shall mail such applications only to eligible registered electors; provide
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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 that persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications shall mail such applications only to eligible registered electors who have not already requested, been issued, or voted an absentee ballot; to require certain comparisons to remove improper names from mail distribution lists; to provide for sanctions for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 28 0150** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198006.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200015.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 28 0291S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199384.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amendment AM 28 1868** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201427.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amendment AM 28 1870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201429.pdf)
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6. **LC 28 0338S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201121.pdf)
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7. **LC 28 0339S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201170.pdf)
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8. **SB 202 /AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201498.pdf)
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9. **SB 202/HRCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201424.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 74, SB 93, SB 141, SB 178, SB 202, SB 232, SB 199, SB 253 — **34–19** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-17** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-25** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-03-25** Act 9 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-03-25** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dfeaf80-c92f-4572-a2d1-4ef39e8f425d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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