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title: O.C.G.A. § 21-2-185. Filing deadline.
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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. § 21-2-185. Filing deadline.

No petition to qualify a political body shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for verification after 12:00 Noon on the second Tuesday in July.

## History

Code 1981, § 21-2-185, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 590, § 16; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.