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# O.C.G.A. § 3-4-43. Applicability of general election laws.

County elections shall be held according to Chapter 2 of Title 21, the ‘‘Georgia Election Code,’’ and may be held as a special election or at the time of holding any other special or general primary or special or general election in the county. Municipal elections shall be held according to Chapter 2 of Title 21, the ‘‘Georgia Election Code,’’ and may be held as a special election or at the time of holding any other special or general primary or special or general election in the municipality.

## History

Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 207, § 3; Code 1933, § 5A-2304, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 806, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 3; Ga. L. 2017, p. 820, § 2/HB 485.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2017, p. 820, § 2/HB 485, effective May 9, 2017, reenacted this Code section without change.