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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-4-4. Certificate of Secretary of State as evidence of election and number of votes.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-4-4. Certificate of Secretary of State as evidence of election and number of votes.

The certificate of the Secretary of State showing that the election was held and that two-thirds of the qualified voters voting at the election voted in favor of removal shall be sufficient evidence of the holding of the election and of the number of votes cast.

## History

Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 44, § 4; Code 1882, § 508aa; Civil Code 1895, § 394; Civil Code 1910, § 489; Ga. L. 1911, p. 54, § 1; Code 1933, § 23-504.

## History of Code Section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Wells v. Ragsdale, 102 Ga. 53, 29 S.E. 165 (1897).