§ 21-4-13. Recall Election — Time for Holding; Officer to Call Election; Publication of Call; Form of Ballots; Vote Required to Effectuate Recall; Special Election to Fill Vacancy Created
Within ten days after having received certification of the sufficiency of the recall petition by the election superintendent, a recall election shall be called and published, as provided in this Code section, and shall be conducted not less than 30 days nor more than 45 days after such call; provided, however, that, if a primary […]
§ 21-4-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Recall Act of 1989.” History. Code 1981, § 21-4-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1721, § 1. Cross references. Vacation of office, T. 45, C. 5.
§ 21-4-2. Legislative Intent
The General Assembly finds that the electorate of the state overwhelmingly ratified an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia at the general election in November, 1978, authorizing the General Assembly to provide by general law for uniform and exclusive procedures to recall public officials who hold elective office and to repeal all local recall laws […]
§ 21-4-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Elected county school board members” and “elected county school superintendents” shall be considered county officers. “Elected education board members” and “elected school superintendents” of any independent school system shall be considered municipal officers. “Election superintendent” means: In the case of any elected state officers, the Secretary of State; […]
§ 21-4-4. Officers Subject to Recall; Number of Electors Needed to Demand Recall; Limitation on Number of Public Officials Who May Be Subjects of a Particular Recall Petition; Grounds for Recall
Every public official who holds elective office, either by election or by appointment, is subject to recall from office by electors who are registered and qualified to vote in the recall election and who reside in the electoral district from which candidates are elected to that office: In the case of a state officer whose […]
§ 21-4-5. Recall Petition — Application for and Time of Filing; Sponsors; Withdrawal of Signature; Duties of Election Superintendent; Printing and Distribution of Recall Petition Forms by Secretary of State
No application for a recall petition may be filed during the first 180 days or during the last 180 days of the term of office of any public official subject to recall. No person shall be authorized to circulate, sponsor, or sign such application unless such person is an elector or sponsor as defined in […]
§ 21-4-6. Review of Grounds for Recall Petition
Within four days after the date of submission of the application for a recall petition for verification, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the officer sought to be recalled may file a petition in the superior court of the county in which such officer is domiciled applying for a review of the sufficiency of the […]
§ 21-4-7. Recall Petition — Form
The form of the recall petition shall be substantially as follows: Click to view Click to view _______________ _______________ Click to view The following statements shall be written or printed on each petition and each signer must read, or be read, the following statements: “(1) Any person who gives or receives money or any other […]
§ 21-4-8. Recall Petition — Electors Eligible to Sign; Procedure for Circulating; Obtaining and Verifying Signatures; Form for Affidavit of Circulator; Change in Signature and Residence Address
All signers of a single recall petition shall be electors who are registered and eligible to vote in the recall election and who reside in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. When a petition for the recall of a public official is circulated in more than one county, each sheet of […]
§ 21-4-9. Recall Application or Petition — Procedure for Withdrawal of Signature; Contents and Form of Affidavit to Be Executed and Filed by Person Desiring to Withdraw Signature
At any time prior to the date an application for recall petition or a recall petition is filed for verification, an elector who has signed the application or the recall petition form may request withdrawal of his or her signature from the application or recall petition by executing and filing an affidavit, in the form […]