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2018 Georgia Code 21-2-70.1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 21-2-70.1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 21-2-70.1

TITLE 21 ELECTIONS

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

ARTICLE 2 SUPERVISORY BOARDS AND OFFICERS

21-2-70.1. Municipal superintendents; eligibility.

  1. The municipal superintendent shall conduct, in accordance with this chapter, all municipal elections held within his or her municipality.
  2. The municipal superintendent shall be a person or committee selected by the governing authority of the municipality in a public meeting, and such selection shall be recorded in the minutes of such meeting. The municipal superintendent shall receive compensation fixed and paid by the governing authority of the municipality from municipal funds. The appointment shall be made in a public meeting, and the appointment shall be recorded in the minutes of said meeting. In the event that a municipality fails to make an appointment, the city clerk shall serve as the municipal superintendent. A parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of a candidate shall not be eligible to serve as a municipal superintendent in any primary or election in which such candidate's name appears on the ballot.

(Code 1981, §21-2-70.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 230, § 4; Ga. L. 2001, p. 240, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 151, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 517, § 6; Ga. L. 2008, p. 781, § 4/HB 1112.)

The 2008 amendment, effective July 1, 2008, deleted former subsection (c) which read: "(c) As prescribed and directed by the Secretary of State, the municipal superintendent or, in the case of a board of elections or board of elections and registration, its designee shall satisfactorily complete a certification program approved by the Secretary of State no later than January 1, 2007. Such program may include instruction on, and may require the superintendent to demonstrate proficiency in, the operation of the voting equipment used in such superintendent's municipality and in state and federal law and procedures related to elections."

Law reviews.

- For survey article on local government law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 225 (1982). For article, "Local Government Law," see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001). For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 114 (2001).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in United States v. Garner, 349 F. Supp. 1054 (N.D. Ga. 1972).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 373.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 21-2-70.1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Lewis v. O'DAY

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2008-10-06

Citation: 667 S.E.2d 594, 284 Ga. 423, 2008 Fulton County D. Rep. 3150, 2008 Ga. LEXIS 820

Snippet: Claus had no municipal superintendent, see OCGA § 21-2-70.1(a), because the November 6, 2007 election was