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Call Now: 904-383-7448Whenever any political party holds a primary to nominate candidates for public offices to be filled in the ensuing November election, such primary shall be held on the Tuesday of the twenty-fourth week prior to the November general election in each even-numbered year or, in the case of municipalities, on the third Tuesday in July in each odd-numbered year.
(Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 244, § 8; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 335, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 432, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, p. 15, § 1; Code 1933, § 34-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 602, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1256, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1190, § 8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 133, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 643, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 590, § 11; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 269, § 11; Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 325, § 6; Ga. L. 2011, p. 535, § 1/HB 302; Ga. L. 2014, p. 1, § 2/HB 310.)
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "last Tuesday in July" for "next-to-last Tuesday in August" at the end of paragraph (b)(2).
The 2014 amendment, effective January 21, 2014, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "(a) Whenever any political party holds a primary to nominate candidates for public offices to be filled in the ensuing November election, such primary shall be held on the third Tuesday in July in each even-numbered year or, in the case of municipalities, on the third Tuesday in July in each odd-numbered year, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section.
"(b)(1) Whenever the primary occurs during the same week of the national convention of either the political party whose candidates received the highest number of votes or the political party whose candidates received the next highest number of votes in the last presidential election, the general primary shall be conducted on the second Tuesday in July of such year. This paragraph shall not apply unless the date of the convention of the political party is announced by the political party prior to April 1 of the year in which the general primary is conducted.
"(2) For general primaries held in the even-numbered year immediately following the official release of the United States decennial census data to the states for the purpose of redistricting of the legislatures and the United States House of Representatives, the general primary shall be conducted on the last Tuesday in July."
- Ga. L. 1983, p. 1190, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that it was the intent of that Act to implement the provisions of Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. I.
- For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 93 (2014). For note on the 2001 amendment to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-150, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 96 (2001).
Cited in Ashworth v. Fortson, 424 F. Supp. 1178 (N.D. Ga. 1976).
- 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 227.
- 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 200 et seq.
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2024-09-17
Snippet: set to end at noon on March 8, 2024. See OCGA § 21-2-150 (setting primary election for May 21, 2024, the
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2004-07-13
Citation: 600 S.E.2d 370, 278 Ga. 217, 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 2410, 2004 Ga. LEXIS 554
Snippet: 9-4-2 (a) & (b). See OCGA§§ 21-2-9; 21-2-138; 21-2-150. At the time of the decision in Hooper v. Almand