§ 21-2-182. Contents of Petitions; Signatures
Each person signing a political body qualifying petition shall declare therein that such person is a duly qualified and registered voter of the state, entitled to vote in the next election for members of the General Assembly, and shall provide with such person’s signature such person’s residence address and county and the date of such […]
§ 21-2-150. Date of General Primary
Whenever any political party holds a primary to nominate candidates for public offices to be filled in the ensuing November election, such primary shall be held on the Tuesday of the twenty-fourth week prior to the November general election in each even-numbered year or, in the case of municipalities, on the third Tuesday in July […]
§ 21-2-183. Form of Petitions; Affidavits of Circulators
A petition to qualify a political body to nominate candidates for public office by convention shall be on one or more sheets of uniform size, and different sheets must be used by signers residing in different counties. The upper portion of each sheet, prior to being signed by any petitioner, shall bear the name and […]
§ 21-2-151. Conduct of Political Party Primaries
A political party shall nominate its candidates for public office in a primary. Except for substitute nominations as provided in Code Section 21-2-134 and nomination of presidential electors, all nominees of a political party for public office shall be nominated in the primary preceding the general election in which the candidates’ names will be listed […]
§ 21-2-184. Restriction on Amendment or Supplementation
A petition to qualify a political body to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention shall not be amended or supplemented after its presentation to the Secretary of State for filing. History. Code 1981, § 21-2-184 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.
§ 21-2-152. Conduct of Primaries Generally; Run-Off Primary
Primaries shall be held and conducted in all respects in accordance with this chapter relating to general elections and the provisions of this chapter relating to general elections shall apply thereto, insofar as practicable and not inconsistent with any other provisions of this chapter. All such primaries shall be conducted in each precinct by the […]
§ 21-2-153. Qualification of Candidates for Party Nomination in a State or County Primary; Posting of List of All Qualified Candidates; Filing of Affidavit With Political Party by Each Qualifying Candidate; Performance of Military Service Does Not Create Vacancy
A candidate for any party nomination in a state or county primary may qualify by either of the two following methods: Payment of a qualifying fee pursuant to Code Section 21-2-131; or The submission of a pauper’s affidavit by any candidate who has filed a qualifying petition as provided for in subsection (a.1) of this […]
§ 21-2-153.1. Qualification of Candidates for Party Nomination in a Municipal Primary; Unopposed Candidates; Filing of Affidavit With Political Party; Posting of List of All Qualified Candidates
Unless otherwise provided by law, all candidates for party nomination in a municipal primary shall qualify as such candidates in accordance with the rules of their party. In the case of a general municipal primary, the candidates, or their agents, shall qualify at least 15 but not more than 45 days prior to the date […]
§ 21-2-154. Certification of Political Party Candidates
At or before 12:00 Noon on the third day after the deadline for qualifying, the county executive committee of each political party shall certify to the superintendent and the state executive committee of each political party shall certify to the Secretary of State, on forms prescribed by the Secretary of State, all those candidates who […]
§ 21-2-155. Reopening of Qualification for Office in Event of Candidate’s Death or Withdrawal of Incumbent Who Qualified as Candidate Prior to Political Party Primary
In the event of the death of a candidate or the withdrawal of an incumbent who qualified as a candidate to succeed himself or herself in office, either of which occurs after the close of qualifying for candidates for such office but prior to the date of a political party primary, the state executive committee […]