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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-30-13. Special election to fill vacancies when all seats are vacant.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-30-13. Special election to fill vacancies when all seats are vacant.

Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 21-4-13, in the event that all seats on the governing authority of a municipality are vacant, the election superintendent of the county in which the municipality is located shall have the authority to call for a special election to fill the vacant offices and to conduct, or to appoint a superintendent of elections for the municipality for the purpose of conducting, the special election. The board of registrars for the county shall prepare the electors list for the special election.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-30-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 178, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 36.