§ 21-5-74. Postemployment Restrictions on Lobbyists
A lobbyist shall not be eligible for executive appointment to any board, authority, commission, or bureau created and established by the laws of this state which regulates the activities of a business, firm, corporation, or agency that the lobbyist represented until one year after the expiration of the lobbyist’s registration for that business, firm, corporation, […]
§ 21-5-75. Postemployment Restrictions on Public Officers
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, on and after January 8, 2007, persons identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (22) of Code Section 21-5-3 and the executive director of each state board, commission, or authority shall be prohibited from registering as a lobbyist or engaging in lobbying under this […]
§ 21-5-76. Contingent Fees for Lobbying Prohibited; Unauthorized Persons on the Floor While the General Assembly Is in Session
No person, firm, corporation, or association shall retain or employ a lobbyist for compensation contingent, in whole or in part, upon the passage or defeat of any legislative measure, upon the adoption or decision not to adopt any state agency rule or regulation, or upon the granting or awarding of any state contract. No lobbyist […]
§ 21-5-10. Chapter as Continuation of Laws; Effect of Enactment
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they are the same as those of existing laws, are intended as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. The repeal by this chapter of any Act of the General Assembly, or part thereof, shall not revive any Act, or part thereof, heretofore repealed […]
§ 21-5-40. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Affiliated committees” means any two or more political committees (including a separate segregated fund) established, financed, maintained, or controlled by the same business entity, labor organization, person, or group of persons, including any parent, subsidiary, branch, division, department, or local unit thereof. “Affiliated corporation” means with respect to […]
§ 21-5-11. Acceptance by Public Officers of Monetary Fees or Honoraria
No public officer other than a public officer elected state wide shall accept a monetary fee or honorarium in excess of $100.00 for a speaking engagement, participation in a seminar, discussion panel, or other activity which directly relates to the official duties of that public officer or the office of that public officer. No public […]
§ 21-5-41. Maximum Allowable Contributions
No person, corporation, political committee, or political party shall make, and no candidate or campaign committee shall receive from any such entity, contributions to any candidate for state-wide elected office which in the aggregate for an election cycle exceed: Five thousand dollars for a primary election; Three thousand dollars for a primary run-off election; Five […]
§ 21-5-12. Connected Organizations
The name of each political action committee shall include the name of its connected organization. The name of any separate segregated fund, as defined in Code Section 21-5-40, shall include the name of its connected organization. History. Code 1981, § 21-5-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 258, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. […]
§ 21-5-13. Limitation of Actions
Any action alleging a violation of this chapter shall be commenced within three years after the date on which the violation, wrongful action, or omission occurred, unless otherwise provided by subsections (b) or (c) of this Code section. Any action alleging a violation involving any person elected to serve for a term of four or […]
§ 21-5-14. E-Mail Address Reporting Requirements; Exceptions
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, each individual required by this chapter to file a report or disclosure statement with the commission shall provide the commission, in writing, with a current e-mail address and shall advise the commission, in writing, of any change to such address within ten days of any […]