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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-15-1. Election.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-15-1. Election.

There shall be an Attorney General of the state who shall be elected at the same time, for the same term, and in the same manner as the Governor.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 341; Code 1868, § 402; Code 1873, § 367; Code 1882, § 367; Civil Code 1895, § 219; Civil Code 1910, § 253; Code 1933, § 40-1601.