Georgia § 21-2-284 - 1. Nonpartisan municipal primaries - Form of ballot.
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§ 21-2-284. 1. Nonpartisan municipal primaries - Form of ballot.
In the case of nonpartisan municipal primaries, the form of the official nonpartisan primary ballot shall conform insofar as practicable to the form of the official primary ballot as detailed in Code Section 21-2-284, except that: The following shall be printed at the top of each ballot in prominent type: There shall be no name or designation of any political organization nor any words, designation, or emblems descriptive of a candidate's political affiliation printed under or after any candidate's name which is printed on the ballot; and The incumbency of a candidate seeking election for the public office he or she then holds shall be indicated on the ballot. (Code 1981, § 21-2-284.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1190, § 11; Ga. L. 1984, p. 133, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 145, § 14; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 269, § 16; Ga. L. 2002, p. 598, § 2-6; Ga. L. 2005, p. 253, § 35/HB 244.) "OFFICIAL NONPARTISAN PRIMARY BALLOT OF ______________________________ (Name of Municipality)"; Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1190, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that it was the intent of that Act to implement the provisions of Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VII, Para. I. Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Appearance of candidate's name on ballot, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Ballots, § 183-1-11-.02. Law reviews. - For note on the 2001 amendment of this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 96 (2001).
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