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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-260 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

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

ARTICLE 7 PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES

21-2-260. Designation of precincts.

  1. Each election district existing as of December 31, 1982, shall constitute a separate precinct until and unless changed as provided in this article.
  2. The governing authority of each municipality shall determine and establish the number and boundaries of municipal voting precincts in accordance with the provisions of this article. Insofar as practicable, the precincts shall be the same as those for state and county elections.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 1231; Code 1868, § 1312; Code 1873, § 1285; Code 1882, § 1285; Ga. L. 1893, p. 29, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 69; Civil Code 1910, § 79; Code 1933, § 34-1301; Code 1933, § 34-701, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1512, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Further provisions regarding authority of municipalities to reapportion election districts, § 36-35-4.1.

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Use of voting equipment by municipalities, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Voting Machines - Vote Recorders, Sec. 183-1-12-.02.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Editor's notes.

- In light of the similarity of the provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, § 34A-601 and former Code Section 21-3-160 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

If councilmen elected by wards, each ward should be separate election district (now precinct).

- If a municipality requires that each of its councilmen be elected from a different ward and the candidates are elected by the electors residing in that ward, each ward should be a separate election district (now precinct). 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-399 (decided under former Code 1933, § 34-A-601).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 8.

C.J.S.

- 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 73 et seq.

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