§ 21-5-35. Acceptance of Contributions or Pledges During Legislative Sessions
No member of the General Assembly or that member’s campaign committee or public officer elected state wide or campaign committee of such public officer shall seek or accept a contribution or a pledge of a contribution to the member, the member’s campaign committee, or public officer elected state wide, or campaign committee of such public […]
§ 21-5-9.1. Prerequisite to Seeking Election or Reelection to General Assembly
No person who has served or is serving as a member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to qualify to seek election or reelection to the General Assembly until and unless all fines and fees owing to the commission have been paid, all disclosure reports due have been filed, and all outstanding taxes have […]
§ 21-5-36. Disposition of Reports; Handling of Complaints and Violations
It shall be the duty of the commission to make the campaign contribution disclosure reports available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours commencing as soon as practicable after such reports are filed. The commission shall have the authority to charge a fee for copying such reports not to exceed the actual cost […]
§ 21-4-17. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 21-4-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1721, § 1.
§ 21-4-18. Application to Court to Compel Election Superintendent to Comply With Chapter; Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions Against Election Superintendent
If the election superintendent fails to comply with this chapter, any elector may apply, within ten days after such refusal, to the superior court for a writ of mandamus to compel the election superintendent to perform his or her official duties. If the court finds that the election superintendent has not complied with this chapter, […]
§ 21-4-19. Determination of Eligibility to Sign Application for Recall Petition or Petition for Recall
An elector’s eligibility to sign an application for a recall petition or a petition for recall shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the date the application or petition is signed by that elector. History. Code 1981, § 21-4-19 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1721, § 1.
§ 21-4-20. Giving or Receiving Money or Other Thing of Value to Sign Petition or Affidavit; Compelling Person to Sign Petition or to Remove Name; Signing Another’s Name to Petition; Signing More Than One; Signing by Ineligible Person
Any person who gives or receives money or any other thing of value for signing a recall application or petition or for signing an affidavit of signature withdrawal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who, by menace or threat either directly or indirectly, induces or compels or attempts to induce or compel any […]
§ 21-4-21. Construction of Chapter
This chapter is supplementary to any other methods provided by general law for removing a public official from office; and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abridging or repealing such laws. History. Code 1981, § 21-4-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1721, § 1.
§ 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 […]