Georgia § 21-2-522 - Grounds for contest.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-522 — Grounds for contest., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-2-522. Grounds for contest.
A result of a primary or election may be contested on one or more of the following grounds: Misconduct, fraud, or irregularity by any primary or election official or officials sufficient to change or place in doubt the result; When the defendant is ineligible for the nomination or office in dispute; When illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls sufficient to change or place in doubt the result; For any error in counting the votes or declaring the result of the primary or election, if such error would change the result; or For any other cause which shows that another was the person legally nominated, elected, or eligible to compete in a run-off primary or election. (Code 1933, § 34-1703, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 772, § 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 617, § 10; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1027, § 16; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 261, § 1/SB 456.)
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What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 21-2-522 cover?
Section 21-2-522 ("Grounds for contest.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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