O.C.G.A.
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O.C.G.A. § 21-2-158 (2019)

Unopposed candidate failing to receive a single vote

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In any general primary where an unopposed candidate is seeking party nomination for a public office, where such candidate’s name appears on the primary ballot but such candidate fails to receive a single vote, such candidate shall not be nominated for such public office and such party shall not have a candidate for that public office on the ballot in the ensuing general election.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-158, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 325, § 4.

PART 3 NOMINATION AND QUALIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES, CANDIDATES OF POLITICAL BODIES, AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS