§ 21-2-180. Manner of Qualification
Any political body which is duly registered as provided for in Code Section 21-2-110 is qualified to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention if: The political body files with the Secretary of State a petition signed by voters equal in number to 1 percent of the registered voters who were registered and eligible […]
§ 21-2-138. Nonpartisan Elections for Judicial Offices
The names of all candidates who have qualified with the Secretary of State for the office of judge of a superior court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, or Justice of the Supreme Court of this state and the names of all candidates who have qualified with the election superintendent for the office of judge […]
§ 21-2-181. Filing of Petitions Generally
Petitions to qualify political bodies to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention shall be filed with the Secretary of State and shall be signed by voters in the manner provided in this part. Such petitions shall provide sufficient space for the printing of the voter’s name and for the voter’s signature. No forms […]
§ 21-2-107. Authority of State Election Board to Appoint Independent Performance Review Board; Operation and Reporting
The State Election Board shall appoint an independent performance review board on its own motion if it determines that there is evidence which calls into question the competence of a local election official regarding the oversight and administration of elections, voter registration, or both, with state law and regulations. The State Election Board shall appoint […]
§ 21-2-108. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
The State Election Board shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this part. History. Code 1981, § 21-2-108 , enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 14, § 12/SB 202. Law reviews. For article, “SB 202: Revisions to Georgia’s Election and Voting Procedures,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. […]
§ 21-2-110. Filing of Registration Statements by Political Parties or Bodies With the Secretary of State; Contents of Registration Statements; Amendments; Filing Fees; Failure to File Statement
The chief executive officer of each political party or body operating in this state shall, within 60 days after the date of its organization or after June 24, 1964, whichever is later, file with the Secretary of State a registration statement setting forth: Its name and the date and place of its creation; The general […]
§ 21-2-111. Establishment of State and County Executive Committees; Membership and Officers; Duties; Applicability of Chapter to Persons Seeking Party Office in a Primary
Each political party shall establish and maintain a state executive committee exercising state-wide jurisdiction and control over party affairs and a county executive committee in each county in which it holds a primary, exercising county-wide jurisdiction and control over party affairs. A party may establish and maintain such other committees as it may from time […]
§ 21-2-112. Hearings Before State Committee; Suspension of Powers and Duties of County Committee; Delegation of Powers by State Committee
When the state executive committee of a political party has reason to believe that the orders, rules, or regulations of the state executive committee, relating to all party matters except the conduct of primaries, are not being, or will not be, fairly, impartially, or properly enforced or applied in any county by the county executive […]
§ 21-2-113. Chief Executive and County Executive Committees
Each political body shall establish and maintain a chief executive committee exercising jurisdiction and control over body affairs in the area of the state in which it operates and a county executive committee exercising county-wide jurisdiction and control over body affairs in each county in which the body operates if it operates in two or […]
§ 21-2-130. Procedures for Qualification of Candidates Generally
Candidates may qualify for an election as follows: Nomination through a political party primary; Filing a notice of candidacy and affidavit and paying a qualifying fee or filing a pauper’s affidavit with a pauper’s petition in conjunction with: Filing a nomination petition declared lawful pursuant to Code Section 21-2-171 either as an independent candidate or […]