Georgia Code
Article 14 - Special Elections and Primaries Generally; Municipal Terms of Office
§ 21-2-544. Special Election for General Assembly Vacancy

Whenever a vacancy shall occur or exist in either house of the General Assembly, such vacancy shall be filled as follows:
Upon receiving the writ of election from the Governor, the Secretary of State shall then transmit the writ of election to the superintendent of each county involved and shall publish the call of the election.
History. Code 1933, § 34-805, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 3, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 88, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 638, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 230, § 16; Ga. L. 2012, p. 995, § 43/SB 92.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Calls for primaries and elections, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Election Code, Dates of Primaries and Elections, § 183-1-8-.01.
Law reviews.
For article, “Local Government Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 389 (2001).
For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 114 (2001).

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