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O.C.G.A. § 21-4-2

Legislative intent

Known as the Recall Act

The act spans §§ 21–21 (19 sections).

office, Ga

fecting enforceability of recall petition, 114 A.L.R.5th 1. Sufficiency of technical and procedural aspects of recall petitions, 116 A.L.R.5th 1. Constitutionality of state and local recall provisions, 13 A.L.R.6th 661.

The General Assembly finds that the electorate of the state overwhelmingly ratified an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia at the general election in November, 1978, authorizing the General Assembly to provide by general law for uniform and exclusive procedures to recall public officials who hold elective office and to repeal all local recall laws and prohibit the future enactment of any local recall laws. In furtherance of the mandate of the electorate, by this general law the General Assembly establishes uniform and exclusive proce-

dures relating to the recall of all state and local officials who hold elective office.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.