Georgia legislation · Georgia 2026 Special Session
Georgia SB3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
Status: Signed into law, June 25, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to establish the Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee to establish the specifications, standards, and requirements for a new uniform system of election equipment; to provide for reporting; to provide for the extent to which the Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the selection, certification, or procurement of the new uniform system of election equipment; to declare certain actions void and ultra vires; to amend an Act relating to elections and primaries approved May 6, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 1028), SB 189, so as to revise an effective date; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Floor Amend 1 AM 47 0219 ADOPTED Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Walker of the 20th, Robertson of the 29th, Brass of the 6th, Watson of the 1st, and others offered the following amendment #1: Amend SB 3EX (LC 47 4392) by inserting after "automatic repeal" on line 8 the By inserting after line 49 the following: SECTION 1.1. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 21-2-495, relating to procedure for recount or recanvass of votes, losing candidate's right to a recount, and rules and regulations, by adding a new subsection to read as follows: "(d.1)(1) Any other provision of this Code section to the contrary notwithstanding, prior to certification of the election results, each superintendent shall complete a manual recount of all votes cast in any election, special election, election runoff, special election runoff, primary, special primary, primary runoff, or special primary runoff on the two races at the top of the ballot; provided, however, that, if there is only one race on a ballot, a manual recount of that race is required. (2) If, upon the conclusion of a recount pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, it is determined that the original count was incorrect, the returns and all papers prepared by the superintendent or the Secretary of State shall be corrected accordingly prior to certification …