Georgia CommonsTitle 21. ELECTIONS · Chapter 2. ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES GENERALLY · Article 2. SUPERVISORY BOARDS AND OFFICERS · Part 3. SUPERINTENDENTS
21-2-76. Eligibility of person to serve as county election superintendent.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
No person who holds elective office, as defined in this chapter and including every municipal office to which persons can be elected by a vote of the electors under the laws of this state, shall be eligible to serve as county or municipal election superintendent during the term of such elective office; and the position of any election superintendent shall be deemed vacant upon such superintendent’s qualifying as a candidate for elective public office, as defined in this chapter and including any municipal office to which persons can be elected by a vote of the electors under the laws of this state.
History
Code 1981, § 21-2-76, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1216, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 145, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 52, § 3; Ga. L. 2024, p. 689, § 9/SB 212, effective January 1, 2025.
Amendments
The 2024 amendment, effective January 1, 2025, deleted “but excluding the office of probate judge” following the first occurrence of “state” and deleted “other than a probate judge” following the second occurrence of “superintendent” in this Code section.
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Text read from t21-(v18)-pdf.pdf, Volume V18, 2023 edition, 2025 supplement, page 29; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 8651e769068e.
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