O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 21-2-50.1 (2019)

Postponement and extension of qualifying periods for elections for public office during state of emergency; limitation

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

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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In the event the Governor declares that a state of emergency or disaster exists pursuant to Code Section 38-3-51 or a federal agency declares that a state of emergency or disaster exists, the Secretary of State is authorized to postpone or extend the qualifying periods provided in this chapter for the qualification of candidates seeking municipal, county, or state-wide office and to postpone the date of any primary, special primary, election, or special election in the affected area. The Secretary of State shall exercise the powers granted by this Code section carefully, and any such postponement or extension shall not exceed 45 days.

History

Code 1981, § 21-2-50.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 230, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 574, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. Emergency powers of Governor generally, §§ 38-3-22, 38-3-51, and 45-12-29.

Law reviews. For note on the 2001 enactment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 114 (2001). For article, “Elections: Elections and Primaries Through the Pandemic,” see 37 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (2020).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 303 et seq.

C.J.S. 29 C.J.S., Elections, § 144 et seq.