Section 21-2-561. False registration  


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  •    Any person who:

       (1) Registers as an elector knowing that such elector does not possess the qualifications required by law;

       (2) Registers as an elector under any other name than the elector's own name; or

       (3) Knowingly gives false information when registering as an elector

    shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years or to pay a fine not to exceed $100,000.00, or both.
Ga. L. 1894, p. 115, § 13; Penal Code 1895, § 625; Penal Code 1910, § 660; Code 1933, § 34-9901; Code 1933, § 34-1902, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1443, § 11; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 536, § 3/SB 40.