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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-180 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

Section 2. Elections and Primaries Generally, 21-2-1 through 21-2-604.

ARTICLE 4 SELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

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:

  1. 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 to vote in the preceding general election; or
  2. At the preceding general election, the political body nominated a candidate for state-wide office and such candidate received a number of votes equal to 1 percent of the total number of registered voters who were registered and eligible to vote in such general election.

(Code 1981, §21-2-180, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 21-2-180

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Scott K. Camp v. Ryan Christopher Williams, 314 Ga. 699 (Ga. 2022).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 30, 2022

...See OCGA §§ 21-2-132 (h) (1); 21-2-153 (a.1) (1); 21-2-170 (b); 21-2-211. And because of that, it is used in various places throughout the Election Code for other things like tabulating the number of signatures needed for qualifying petitions. See OCGA §§ 21-2-132 (h) (1); 21-2- 170 (b); 21-2-180....
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West v. Wittenstein, 319 Ga. 825 (Ga. 2024).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 25, 2024

...ce by a duly constituted political body convention, provided that the political body making the nomination has qualified to nominate candidates for state-wide public office under the provisions of Code Section 21-2-180. 14 for independent candidates for President of the United States “candidate[s] required to file a notice of candidacy” by OCGA § 21-2- 132, such that OCGA § 21-2-132 (e) requires them to...