§ 21-2-33.1. Enforcement of Chapter; Suspension of Election Superintendents; Support and Assistance From the Secretary of State
The State Election Board is vested with the power to issue orders, after the completion of appropriate proceedings, directing compliance with this chapter or prohibiting the actual or threatened commission of any conduct constituting a violation, which order may include a provision requiring the violator: To cease and desist from committing further violations; To pay […]
§ 21-2-33.2. Extraordinary Relief; Hearings; Suspension and Reinstatement of Superintendents; Litigation Expenses
The governing authority of a county or municipality, as applicable, following a recommendation based on an investigation by a performance review board pursuant to Code Section 21-2-106 may petition the State Election Board, through the Secretary of State, for extraordinary relief pursuant to this Code section. In addition, the State Election Board, on its own […]
§ 21-2-34. Compensation and Expenses of Members
Each member of the State Election Board shall receive a per diem in an amount equal to the per diem received by members of the General Assembly for each day or portion thereof spent in serving as members of the State Election Board. Each member of the State Election Board shall be paid his or […]
§ 21-2-9. Date of Election for Offices
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, members of Congress, district attorneys, members of the General Assembly, and county officers not elected pursuant to Code Section 21-2-139 shall be elected in the November election next preceding the expiration of the term […]
§ 21-2-10. Election of Presidential Electors
At the November election to be held in the year 1964 and every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected by the electors of this state persons to be known as electors of President and Vice President of the United States and referred to in this chapter as presidential electors, equal in number to the […]
§ 21-2-11. Performance of Duties by Presidential Electors
The presidential electors chosen pursuant to Code Section 21-2-10 shall assemble at the seat of government of this state at 12:00 Noon of the day which is, or may be, directed by the Congress of the United States and shall then and there perform the duties required of them by the Constitution and laws of […]
§ 21-2-12. Procedure for Filling Presidential Elector Vacancies
If any such presidential elector shall die, or for any cause fail to attend at the seat of government at the time appointed by law, the presidential electors present shall proceed to choose by voice vote a person of the same political party or body, if any, as such deceased or absent presidential elector, to […]
§ 21-2-13. Compensation of Presidential Electors; Payment of Expenses of Electoral College
Each presidential elector shall receive from the state treasury the sum of $50.00 for every day spent in traveling to, remaining at, and returning from the place of meeting and shall be entitled to mileage at the rate of 10¢ per mile to and from his or her home. The reasonable expenses of the electoral […]
§ 21-1-2. Designation of Congressional Districts
The General Assembly shall by general law divide the state into 14 congressional districts. There shall be elected one representative to the Congress of the United States from each such district by the electors of such district. History. Code 1981, § 21-1-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 208, § 4/HB 20EX. […]
§ 21-1-3. Continuation in Office, Dismissal, or Appointment of Members of Constitutional or Statutory Boards or Bodies for Which Membership Based on Residency Within Congressional District
Any member of any constitutional or statutory board or body who: Is in office on January 1 of the year following the year in which members of Congress are first elected from Georgia under any congressional redistricting Act; and Was appointed or otherwise selected (other than by election by the people) on the basis of […]