O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183 (2019)

Form of petitions; affidavits of circulators

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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(a) A petition to qualify a political body to nominate candidates for public office by convention shall be on one or more sheets of uniform size, and different sheets must be used by signers residing in different counties. The upper portion of each sheet, prior to being signed by any petitioner, shall bear the name and title of the Secretary of State and the political body to be formed by the petition. If more than one sheet is used, they shall be bound together when offered for filing and each sheet shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with number one, at the foot of each page. (b) Each sheet shall bear on the bottom or back thereof the affidavit of the circulator of such sheet setting forth: (1) The residence address of the circulator; (2) That each signer manually signed such signer’s own name with full knowledge of the contents of the political body qualifying petitions; (3) That, to the best of the affiant’s knowledge and belief, the signers are registered voters of the State of Georgia, qualified to sign the petition; (4) That their respective residences are correctly stated in the petition; and (5) That they all reside in the county named in the affidavit.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-183, enacted by Ga.

L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 590, § 15; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2016 · leading case: Green Party v. Kemp, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1340 (N.D. Ga. 2016).

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Green Party v. Kemp, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1340 (N.D. Ga. 2016). · cites it 4× “, O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183. A voter may sign as many petitions as he or she wishes.”

Lewy v. Beazley, 507 S.E.2d 721 (Ga. 1998). · cites it 2× “However, OCGA § 21-2-171 (c) clearly states that an appeal from the denial of mandamus relief seeking to reverse an administrative denial of a nomination petition “may be taken within five days [from] the entry thereof to the Supreme Court.”

Green Party v. Kemp, 106 F. Supp. 3d 1314 (N.D. Ga. 2015). · cites it 2× “O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183(b). The affidavit must be notarized by a person who is not a party to the transaction for which the notarial act is required.”

— 21-2-183(b) — 2 cases

Green Party v. Kemp, 171 F. Supp. 3d 1340 (N.D. Ga. 2016). “, O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183. A voter may sign as many petitions as he or she wishes.”

Green Party v. Kemp, 106 F. Supp. 3d 1314 (N.D. Ga. 2015). “O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183(b). The affidavit must be notarized by a person who is not a party to the transaction for which the notarial act is required.”

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