{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 21-2-40","heading":"General Assembly authorized to create board of elections and board of elections and registration in any county.","body":"(a) The General Assembly may by local Act create a board of elections in any county of this state and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent relating to the conduct of primaries and elections. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.\n(b) The General Assembly may by local Act create a board of elections and registration in any county of this state and empower the board with the powers and duties of the election superintendent relating to the conduct of primaries and elections and with the powers and duties of the board of registrars relating to the registration of voters and absentee-balloting procedures. Such board shall consist of not fewer than three members.","path":["TITLE 21 Elections","CHAPTER 2 Elections and Primaries Generally","Article 2 Supervisory Boards and Officers","PART 1 State Election Board, County Board of Elections, and County Board of Elections and Registration","Subpart 2 County Board of Elections and County Board of Elections and Registration"],"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":"46a4abb1b91fc6d80adf5509b3d3486dd3d7edd86717b594ed6891d1b4a13544","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-36","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}