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title: O.C.G.A. § 3-4-42. Form of ballots for referendum election.
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heading_path: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES / DISTILLED SPIRITS / LOCAL AUTHORIZATION AND REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND PACKAGE SALES
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# O.C.G.A. § 3-4-42. Form of ballots for referendum election.

(a) The ballot used in any referendum election held pursuant to Code Section 3-4-41 shall have written or printed thereon:

‘‘( ) YES Shall the issuance of licenses for the package sale

( ) NO of distilled spirits be approved?’’

(b) Those desiring to vote in favor of the issuance of the licenses shall vote ‘‘Yes.’’ Those desiring to vote against the issuance of the licenses shall vote ‘‘No.’’

## History

Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 207, § 3; Code 1933, § 5A-2306, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 820, § 2/HB 485.

The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, substituted ‘‘used in any referendum election held pursuant to Code Section 3-4-41’’ for ‘‘in the special election’’ in subsection (a).