History. Code 1933, § 34-1012, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 347, § 13; Ga. L. 1986, p. 890, § 4; Ga. L. 1987, p. 34, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 647, § 3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 643, § 7; Ga. L. 1990, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 325, § 8; Ga. L. 2014, p. 1, § 4/HB 310; Ga. L. 2019, p. 7, § 4/HB 316.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 2, 2019, substituted “nomination petition” for “notice of candidacy” at the end of paragraph (c)(5).
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For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 93 (2014).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 81 (2019).