{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-520","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 21-2-520","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, the term:\n(1) “Contestant” means any person or persons entitled under Code Section 21-2-521 to contest the result of any primary or election.\n(2) “Defendant” means:\n(A) The person whose nomination or election is contested;\n(B) The person or persons whose eligibility to seek any nomination or office in a run-off primary or election is contested;\n(C) The election superintendent or superintendents who conducted the contested primary or election; or\n(D) The public officer who formally declared the number of votes for and against any question submitted to electors at an election.","path":["TITLE 21 Elections","CHAPTER 2 Elections and Primaries Generally","Article 13 Contested Elections and Primaries"],"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":"ebd1812b30f4cf1f0a25065f5e86d78a3f72472c36af3e360dacfdaad0e48162","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-504","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}