{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-563","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 21-2-563","heading":"Improper signing or alteration of nomination petitions or affidavits.","body":"Any person who knowingly and willfully:\n(1) Signs any nomination petition without having the qualifications prescribed by this chapter;\n(2) Sets any false statement opposite the signature on a nomination petition;\n(3) Signs more nomination petitions than permitted by this chapter;\n(4) Makes a false statement in any affidavit required by this chapter to be appended to or to accompany a nomination petition;\n(5) Signs any name not his or her own to any nomination petition; or\n(6) Materially alters any nomination petition without the consent of the signers\nshall be guilty of a felony.","path":["TITLE 21 Elections","CHAPTER 2 Elections and Primaries Generally","Article 15 Miscellaneous Offenses"],"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":"689b09dffa07c352d516215a5ee4e89344a2e8fb8695ea333af5282bd0b52abc","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-562","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-21-2-564"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}