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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-182 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 21-2-182 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 21-2-182

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

21-2-182. Contents of petitions; signatures.

Each person signing a political body qualifying petition shall declare therein that such person is a duly qualified and registered voter of the state, entitled to vote in the next election for members of the General Assembly, and shall provide with such person's signature such person's residence address and county and the date of such person's signature. No person shall sign the same petition more than once. Each petition shall support the qualification of only one political body. No signature shall be valid if made more than 15 months prior to the submission of the petitions to the Secretary of State. A signature shall be stricken from the petition when the signer so requests prior to the presentation of the petitions to the Secretary of State for filing, but such request shall be disregarded if made after such presentation.

(Code 1981, §21-2-182, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Validity, construction, and application of state statutes regulating or proscribing payment in connection with gathering signatures on nominating petitions for public office or initiative petitions, 40 A.L.R.6th 317.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 21-2-182

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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

...14 (b); 21-2-217 (a); or  “qualifies,” OCGA §§ 21-2-131 (b) (1), (c) (3)-(5); 21-2-135 (a) (1); 21-2- 153 (d) (1); 21-2-154 (a); and even  “qualification(s),” OCGA §§ 21-2-131 (c) (1)-(2); 21-2-153; 21-2-153.1; 21-2-182. 15 published” at the prescribed time before the election.).3 Of course, an otherwise eligible candidate can lose eligibility under certain circumstances — which, depending on the situation,...
...But the Election Code also uses the term “qualified” in conjunction with “registered” to establish a voter’s entitlement to vote or sign a petition (which is only sometimes called eligibility), see OCGA §§ 21-2-132 (h) (1)-(2); 21-2-153 (a.1) (1)-(2); 21-2-182; 21-2-183 (b) (3); 21-2-211; 21-2-221.2, even though registration is one of the express qualifications for an elector, see OCGA § 21-2-216 (a)....