The Governor shall be elected quadrennially in the manner provided by Article V of the Constitution of Georgia and shall be installed in office by the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall be the sole judge of his election and qualifications.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1243; Code 1868, § 1324; Code 1873, § 1298; Code 1882, § 1298; Civil Code 1895, § 81; Civil Code 1910, § 95; Code 1933, § 40-101; Ga. L. 1949, p. 948, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 201.
Law reviews.
For article reviewing the history of the Georgia legislature’s involvement in the selection of a Governor, see 22 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (1971).