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 O.C.G.A. § 21-2-386(a)(1)(B). If the information and signature appear to match, the registrar or clerk signs his or her name below the voter’s oath. Id. If the information or signature is missing or does not appear to match, the registrar or clerk is required to write “Rejected” across the envelope and provide the reason for the rejection. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-386(a)(1)(C). The board of registrars or absentee ballot clerk is required to “promptly notify” the elector of the rejection, who then has until the end of the period for verifying provisional ballots to cure the issue that resulted in the rejection. Id.

Secretary of State Raffensperger is “the state’s chief election official.” O.C.G.A. § 21-2-50(b). See also Ga. Op. Att’y Gen. No. 2005-3 (Apr. 15, 2005) (“Just as a matter of sheer volume and scope, it is clear that under both the Constitution and the laws of the State the Secretary is the state official with the power, duty, and authority to manage the state’s electoral system. No other state official or entity is assigned the range of responsibilities given to the Secretary of State in the area of elections.”). In this role, Raffensperger is required to, among other things, “promulgate rules and regulations so as to obtain uniformity in the practices and proceedings of superintendents, registrars, deputy registrars, poll officers, and other officials” and “formulate, adopt, and promulgate such rules and