Georgia Code
Article 2A - Contributions to Candidates for Public Office
§ 21-5-41. Maximum Allowable Contributions

History. Code 1981, § 21-5-41 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 922, § 6; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1075, § 8; Ga. L. 1994, p. 258, § 11; Ga. L. 1995, p. 8, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1491, § 4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 16/HB 48; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 15/SB 17; Ga. L. 2022, p. 3, § 10/SB 120.
The 2022 amendment, effective March 2, 2022, rewrote the first sentence of subsection (k), which read: “At the end of the election cycle applicable to each public office as to which campaign contributions are limited by this Code section and every four years for all other elections to which this Code section is applicable, the contribution limitations in this Code section shall be raised or lowered in increments of $100.00 by regulation of the commission pursuant to a determination by the commission of inflation or deflation during such cycle or four-year period, as determined by the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, and such limitations shall apply until next revised by the commission.”
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1491, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1491, § 6, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that for purposes of issuing rules and regulations, that Act became effective May 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 28/HB 48, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall not apply to any violation occurring prior to January 9, 2006.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 1/SB 17, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘ Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Act of 2010.’ ”
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1173, § 30/SB 17, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section applies to all reports filed on and after January 10, 2011.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Adjustment of contribution limits based upon inflation, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, Organization, Sec. 189-1-.07.
Disclosure reports, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Ethics Commission, Chapter 189-3.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2005 amendment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 119 (2005).
For article, “An Intersection of Laws: Citizens United v. FEC: Rational Coercion: Citizens United and a Modern Day Prisoner’s Dilemma,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1105 (2011).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2018).
For article, “SB 221: The Creation of Election Leadership Committees,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 155 (2021).
For note on the 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 247 (1992).
For comment, “Awakening a Slumbering Giant: Georgia’s Judicial Selection System After White and Weaver ,” see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 1035 (2005).