GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH |
Chapter 4. HABILITATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GENERALLY |
Article 5. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS UNDERGOING HABILITATION, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Section 37-4-104. Clients' right to vote
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- Each client in a facility who is eligible to vote shall be given his right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator of each facility shall permit and reasonably assist clients:
(1) To obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;
(2) To comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting; and
(3) To vote by absentee ballot if necessary.
Code 1933, § 88-2503.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 37; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-19.