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# O.C.G.A. § 45-12-1. Election.

The Governor shall be elected quadrennially in the manner provided by Article V of the Constitution of Georgia and shall be installed in office by the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall be the sole judge of his election and qualifications.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1243; Code 1868, § 1324; Code 1873, § 1298; Code 1882, § 1298; Civil Code 1895, § 81; Civil Code 1910, § 95; Code 1933, § 40-101; Ga. L. 1949, p. 948, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 201.

## Law Reviews

For article reviewing the history of the Georgia legislature’s involvement in the selection of a Governor, see 22 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (1971).