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O.C.G.A. § 21-2-76 · Eligibility of person to serve as county election superintendent.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-77 · Electronic election returns.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-90 · Appointment of chief manager and assistant managers.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-91 · Appointment of clerks.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-92 · Qualifications of poll officers; service during municipal election or primary; Student Teen Election Participant (STEP) program.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-93 · Oath of office for managers and clerks.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-94 · Form of manager’s oath.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-95 · Form of clerk’s oath.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-96 · Administration of oaths by managers.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-97 · Identification badges for poll officers.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-98 · Compensation of poll officers.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-99 · Instruction of poll officers and workers in election procedures; certifications; notification of completion of training to Secretary of State.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-100 · Training of local election officials.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-101 · Certification program for county and municipal election superintendents or election board designee; waiver of certification; failure to comply; remedial training; regulatory authority.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-105 · Local election official defined.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-106 · Performance review of local election official; role of performance review board; findings as grounds for removal.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-107 · Authority of State Election Board to appoint independent performance review board; operation and reporting.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-108 · Promulgation of rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-110 · Filing of registration statements by political parties or bodies with the Secretary of State; contents of registration statements; amendments; filing fees; failure to file statement.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-111 · Establishment of state and county executive committees; membership and officers; duties; applicability of chapter to persons seeking party office in a primary.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-112 · Hearings before state committee; suspension of powers and duties of county committee; delegation of powers by state committee.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-113 · Chief executive and county executive committees.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-130 · Procedures for qualification of candidates generally.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131 · Fixing and publishing of qualification fees; manner of payment; distribution of fees paid.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-132 · Filing notice of candidacy, nomination petition, and affidavit; payment of qualifying fee; pauper’s affidavit and qualifying petition for exemption from qualifying fee; military service.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-132.1 · Certification of presidential electors for independent candidate for President or Vice President of the United States; qualification.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-133 · Giving notice of intent of write-in candidacy; filing of affidavit; limitations on candidacy; certification of candidates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-134 · Withdrawal, death, or disqualification of candidate for office; return of qualifying fee; nomination certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-135 · Designation of specific office sought where office has multiple officeholders with same title.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-136 · Restriction on number of offices for which an individual may be nominated or be a candidate at any one election.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-137 · Qualifying with two political parties; qualifying as independent or political body candidate and as political party candidate.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-138 · Nonpartisan elections for judicial offices.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-139 · Nonpartisan elections authorized; conduct.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-140 · [Repealed] Mandatory drug testing for candidates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-150 · Date of general primary.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-151 · Conduct of political party primaries.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-152 · Conduct of primaries generally; run-off primary.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-153 · Qualification of candidates for party nomination in a state or county primary; posting of list of all qualified candidates; filing of affidavit with political party by each qualifying candidate; performance of military service does not create vacancy.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-153.1 · Qualification of candidates for party nomination in a municipal primary; unopposed candidates; filing of affidavit with political party; posting of list of all qualified candidates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-154 · Certification of political party candidates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-155 · Reopening of qualification for office in event of candidate’s death or withdrawal of incumbent who qualified as candidate prior to political party primary.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-156 · Payment of primary expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-157 · Municipal nonpartisan primary; qualifying as a candidate; payment of expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-158 · Unopposed candidate failing to receive a single vote.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-170 · Nomination of candidates by petition; form of petition; signatures; limitations as to circulation and amendment of petitions; listing of such candidates on ballots; charter or ordinance authorization.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-171 · Examination of petitions; basis for grant or denial of filing; review and appeal of denial.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-172 · Nomination of presidential electors and candidates of political bodies by convention.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-180 · Manner of qualification.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-181 · Filing of petitions generally.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-182 · Contents of petitions; signatures.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-183 · Form of petitions; affidavits of circulators.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-184 · Restriction on amendment or supplementation.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-185 · Filing deadline.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-186 · Examination of petitions; judicial review.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-187 · Holding of conventions; filing notice of candidacy.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-190 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-191 · Parties entitled to hold primaries; dates; decision to elect delegates to presidential nominating convention in primary; qualifying periods for candidates for delegate.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-192 · Proclamation by Governor; copies of proclamation transmitted to superintendents.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-193 · List of names of candidates to appear on ballot; publication of list.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-194 · [Reserved] Procedure for withdrawal of candidates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-195 · Procedures by which delegates and alternates to national nominating conventions selected.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-196 · Qualification oath of delegates and alternates to national convention.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-197 · Effect of withdrawal of presidential candidate.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-198 · Assessment of qualifying fee for candidates listed on presidential preference primary ballot.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-199 · Election of political party committee members or officers at primary.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-200 · Applicability of general primary provisions; form of ballot.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-210 · Secretary of State deemed the chief state election official.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-211 · List of registered electors; provision of equipment to access and utilize list.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-212 · County registrars; appointment; certification; term of service; vacancies; compensation and expenses of chief registrar, registrars, and other officers and employees; budget estimates.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-213 · County deputy registrars; clerical help; appointment of county officer or employee as chief deputy registrar.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-213.1 · Monthly contingent expense allowance for the operation of the office of the board of registrars.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-214 · Qualifications of registrars and deputy registrars; prohibited political activities; oath of office; privilege from arrest; duties conducted in public.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-215 · Main office of board of registrars; location; business hours; additional registration places; educators to serve as deputy registrars; training; registration cards and papers.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-216 · Qualifications of electors generally; reregistration of electors purged from list; eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections; retention of qualification for standing as elector; evidence of citizenship; check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-217 · Rules for determining residence.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-218 · Cancellation of registration in former state or county; address changes and corrections.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-219 · Registration cards; form; registration by members of armed forces or merchant marine and permanent overseas citizen; Secretary of State to provide information regarding registration and absentee ballot procedures; reports regarding absentee ballots.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-220 · Application for registration; identification requirement; rejection for failure to provide required information or for submission of false information; aid to disabled or illiterate.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-220.1 · Required documentation for voter registration.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-221 · Driver’s license or identification card application as application for voter registration; forms and procedure; electronic transmission of applications and signatures.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-221.1 · Voter registration incorporated into resident hunting, fishing, or trapping license; design of forms; record keeping; opting out by businesses selling alcohol for on-premises consumption.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-221.2 · Voter registration application for electronic voter registration.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-222 · Designated voter registration agencies and offices; definitions; duties of agencies and offices.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-223 · Mail voter registration application forms.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-224 · Registration deadlines; restrictions on voting in primaries; official list of electors; voting procedure when portion of county changed from one county to another.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-225 · Confidentiality of original registration applications; limitations on registration data available for public inspection; data made available by Secretary of State; membership in nongovernmental entity for purpose of sharing and exchanging information to improve accuracy and efficiency of voter registration systems.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-225.1 · Confidentiality of address of registered electors; term of request; procedure.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-226 · Duties of county board in determining eligibility of voters; maps of municipal boundaries; notice of ineligibility; issuance of registration cards; reimbursement for postage cost.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-227 · Duty of registrars to furnish list of electors for elections held in governmental subdivisions.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-228 · Examination of electors’ qualifications; subpoenas; notice and hearing; right of appeal.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-229 · Challenge of applicant for registration by other electors; notice and hearing; right of appeal; sanctions for board’s noncompliance.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-230 · Challenge of persons on list of electors by other electors; procedure; hearing; right of appeal.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-231 · Lists of persons convicted of felonies, noncitizens, mentally incompetent, and deceased persons provided to Secretary of State and Council of Superior Court Clerks; removal of names from list of electors; obtain information about deceased; timing; list of inactive voters provided to Council of Superior Court Clerks.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-232 · Removal of elector’s name from list of electors.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-233 · Comparison of change of address information supplied by United States Postal Service with electors list; removal from list of electors; notice to electors.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-234 · Electors who have failed to vote and with whom there has been no contact in three years; confirmation notice requirements and procedure; time for completion of list maintenance activities.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-235 · Inactive list of electors.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-236 · Periods of retention of registration cards, applications, and records of list maintenance activities; rules and regulations regarding safekeeping and maintenance of electronic records.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-260 · Designation of precincts.
O.C.G.A. § 21-2-261 · Change in boundaries of precinct; creation of new precincts.