§ 21-5-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act.” History. Code 1981, § 21-5-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 957, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 3, § 2/SB 120. The 2022 amendment, effective March 2, 2022, substituted “Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign […]
§ 21-5-2. Declaration of Policy
It is declared to be the policy of this state, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the integrity of the democratic process and to ensure fair elections for constitutional offices; state offices; district attorneys; members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate; all constitutional judicial officers; and all county and municipal elected […]
§ 21-5-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Business entity” means any corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, professional corporation, enterprise, franchise, association, trust, joint venture, or other entity, whether for profit or nonprofit. “Campaign committee” means the candidate, person, or committee which accepts contributions or makes expenditures designed to […]
§ 21-5-4. Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission; Membership; Officers; Quorum; Meetings
The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission shall be a successor to the State Ethics Commission, with such duties and powers as are set forth in this chapter. As the successor commission, it shall have all the powers and duties granted to the State Ethics Commission in all matters pending before the State Ethics […]
§ 21-5-5. Operating Expenses
The funds necessary to carry out this chapter shall come from the funds appropriated to and available to the commission and from any other available funds. The commission shall be a budget unit as defined in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act”; provided, however, that the commission […]
§ 21-5-6. Powers and Duties of the Commission
The commission is vested with the following powers: To meet at such times and places as it may deem necessary; To contract with other agencies, public or private, or persons as it deems necessary for the rendering and affording of such services, facilities, studies, and reports to the commission as will best assist it to […]
§ 21-5-7. Initiation of Complaints
The commission shall not initiate any investigation or inquiry into any matter under its jurisdiction based upon the complaint of any person, including a staff attorney employed by the commission, unless that person or staff attorney shall produce the same in writing and verify the same under oath to the best information, knowledge, and belief […]