Georgia § 21-2-52 - Preservation of primary and election records.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-52 — Preservation of primary and election records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2-52. Preservation of primary and election records.
All primary and election documents in the office of the Secretary of State shall be preserved therein for a period of at least 24 months; and then the same may be destroyed unless otherwise provided by law. (Code 1933, § 34-303, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 347, § 3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1004, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.) Cross references. - Maintenance and disposition of public records generally, § 50-18-90 et seq.
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