O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 21-4-10 (2019)

Persons who may not circulate recall application or petition; effect of signatures obtained by unqualified persons

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No registration officer or other person authorized by law to register electors and no person other than an elector of the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled shall circulate a recall application or petition. No employee of the state shall circulate a recall application or petition. All signatures obtained by any such unqualified person shall be void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition.

History

Code 1981, § 21-4-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1721, § 1.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Editor's notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, cases decided prior to the 1989 revision of this chapter are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Cited in Highsmith v. Clark, 245 Ga. 158, 264 S.E.2d 1 (1980).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d. - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 209.

C.J.S. - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 272.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1985–1985 · leading case: David Bergland v. Joe Frank Harris, 767 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1985).
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David Bergland v. Joe Frank Harris, 767 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1985). “§ 21-2-134(c) (death, disqualification or withdrawal of candidate prior to election) and O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501(b) (run-off elections).”
21-4-10(a): 1 case
David Bergland v. Joe Frank Harris, 767 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1985). “§ 21-2-134(c) (death, disqualification or withdrawal of candidate prior to election) and O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501(b) (run-off elections).”
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