{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-180","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 21-2-180","heading":"Manner of qualification.","body":"Any political body which is duly registered as provided for in Code Section 21-2-110 is qualified to nominate candidates for state-wide public office by convention if:\n(1) The political body files with the Secretary of State a petition signed by voters equal in number to 1 percent of the registered voters who were registered and eligible to vote in the preceding general election; or\n(2) At the preceding general election, the political body nominated a candidate for state-wide office and such candidate received a number of votes equal to 1 percent of the total number of registered voters who were registered and eligible to vote in such general election.","path":["TITLE 21 Elections","CHAPTER 2 Elections and Primaries Generally","Article 4 Selection and Qualification of Candidates and Presidential Electors","PART 4 Nomination of Candidates of Political Bodies for State-Wide Public Office by Convention"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.21.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"23e7a658b803d331ee0eff1e2141abd0290ed8cdddd117cde2075ffef22dacbd","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-172","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}