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HENRY NM. HENDERSON
P. 0. Box 248
Atlanta 1, Georgia 7
30301
October 1, 1966
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e Attorney ©
Judicial Building
40 Capitol Square
Atlenta, Georgia So 35h
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
letter of
Attached is a copy of/even date addressed by the witer
hereof to the Honorable Ben WW. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of
State, which is self-explanatory.
In the indicated regard this is to request of you an
unofficial opinion in anawer to the following question?
In view of the repeal by Section 34-2001 (nm) of the
(3 Blection Code" (Georgia Laws, 196% Extra. Session,
pp. 26, 199) of the previous statute loeorgia laws, 1962,
pp. 98, 99) prohibiting the use of atickers, pasters, ete.,
in the casting of write-in votes, ne ee
fective provision of law preclude the use of stickers
pasters, etc., in the casting of write-in votes in a éen-
eral Election, particularly the one to be held on the Sth
day of aoveubte next?
The writer has not found any such provision contained
in the said Georgia Llection Code, ag anended, Section
34-103 of said Klection Seite in gupdiviston ‘(ag)", appear
on page 32 of Ceorgia
Sottnee the Gente “abaionae walack® an as “the paper or other
material on which a vote is cast for persons whose names do
mot appear on the ballot labels."
In the opinion of the writer, the provisions of neither
Section 34-1224 ror Section 34-1505 of said Oe Bleetion
Code, respectively published on of © da
ao So appear arene ae Gan
pastera the castin: of euch write-in
bellote, and the indleated Section 31505 contains the
Henry A, Nenderson-h