Georgia § 21-2-520 - Definitions.
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§ 21-2-520. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term: "Contestant" means any person or persons entitled under Code Section 21-2-521 to contest the result of any primary or election. "Defendant" means: The person whose nomination or election is contested; The person or persons whose eligibility to seek any nomination or office in a run-off primary or election is contested; The election superintendent or superintendents who conducted the contested primary or election; or The public officer who formally declared the number of votes for and against any question submitted to electors at an election. (Code 1933, § 34-1701, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1050, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1.)
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