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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-2-181. Filing of petitions generally.
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heading_path: ELECTIONS / ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES GENERALLY / SELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS / NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES OF POLITICAL BODIES FOR STATE-WIDE PUBLIC OFFICE BY CONVENTION
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# O.C.G.A. § 21-2-181. Filing of petitions generally.

Petitions to qualify political bodies to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention shall be filed with the Secretary of State and shall be signed by voters in the manner provided in this part. Such petitions shall provide sufficient space for the printing of the voter’s name and for the voter’s signature. No forms other than those prescribed in this part shall be used for qualifying a political body to nominate candidates for public office.

## History

Code 1981, § 21-2-181, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1987, p. 34, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.