O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 36-4-2 (2019)
Conduct of election generally; returns
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The election shall be held and conducted and returns shall be made thereof as is provided by Chapter 2 of Title 21, the ‘‘Georgia Election Code.’’
History
Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 44, § 2; Code 1882, § 508y; Civil Code 1895,
§ 392; Civil Code 1910, § 487; Code 1933, § 23-502.
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Where polls opened. - To the validity of an election it is not indispensable that the polls should be opened at each of the
polling places in the county. Wells v. Ragsdale, 102 Ga. 53, 29 S.E. 165 (1897).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 31.
C.J.S. - 20 C.J.S., Counties, § 97 et seq.