{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-187","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 21-2-187","heading":"Holding of conventions; filing notice of candidacy.","body":"Political bodies shall hold their conventions in accordance with Code Section 21-2-172, and candidates nominated for state-wide public office in convention shall file a notice of candidacy no earlier than 9:00 A.M. on the fourth Monday in June immediately prior to the election and no later than 12:00 Noon on the Friday following the fourth Monday in June as prescribed in Code Section 21-2-132; provided, however, that the political body must file its qualifying petition no later than 12:00 Noon on the second Tuesday in July following the convention as prescribed in Code Section 21-2-172 in order to qualify its candidates to be listed on the general election ballot.","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":"5bff52101721fd0ccee5380dd64cf4284b0453e19a10f2a3fbbfa38cf7136827","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-186","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}