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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-80-12. Voting in election for unbonded debt; returns and declaration of election result.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-80-12. Voting in election for unbonded debt; returns and declaration of election result.

The election shall be held at all the voting or election precincts within the limits of the county, municipality, or political subdivision. It shall be held by the same persons, in the same manner, and under the same rules and regulations as elections for officers of the county, municipality, or political subdivision are held. The returns shall be made to the officers calling or ordering the election, who shall, in the presence of and together with the several managers who bring up the returns, consolidate the returns and declare the result.

## History

Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 40, § 2; Civil Code 1895, § 378; Ga. L. 1904, p. 85, § 2; Civil Code 1910, § 464; Code 1933, § 87-602.