Article II — Voting And Elections
3 sections · 10 paragraphs in this article.
Ga. Const. art. II, § I, ¶ I Method of voting
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Elections by the people shall be by secret ballot and shall be conducted in accordance with procedures provided by law.
Ga. Const. art. II, § I, ¶ II Right to register and vote
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Every person who is a citizen of the United States and a resident of Georgia as defined by law, who is at least 18 years of age and not disenfranchised by this article, and who meets minimum residency requirements as provided by law shall be entitled to vote at any election by th…
Ga. Const. art. II, § I, ¶ III Exceptions to right to register and vote
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(a) No person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may register, remain registered, or vote except upon completion of the sentence. (b) No person who has been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent may register, remain registered, or vote unless …
Ga. Const. art. II, § I Method Of Voting; Right To Register And Vote
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Ga. Const. art. II, § I Method Of Voting; Right To Register And Vote Structural section heading for the GA Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1983)
Ga. Const. art. II, § II, ¶ I Procedures to be provided by law
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The General Assembly shall provide by law for a method of appeal from the decision to allow or refuse to allow any person to register or vote and shall provide by law for a procedure whereby returns of all elections by the people shall be made to the Secretary of State.
Ga. Const. art. II, § II, ¶ II Run-off election
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A run-off election shall be a continuation of the general election and only persons who were entitled to vote in the general election shall be entitled to vote therein; and only those votes cast for the persons designated for the runoff shall be counted in the tabulation and canv…
Ga. Const. art. II, § II, ¶ III Persons not eligible to hold office
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No person who is not a registered voter; who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, unless that person's civil rights have been restored and at least ten years have elapsed from the date of the completion of the sentence without a subsequent conviction of anoth…
Ga. Const. art. II, § II, ¶ IV Recall of public officials holding elective office
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The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by general law for the recall of public officials who hold elective office. The procedures, grounds, and all other matters relative to such recall shall be provided for in such law.
Ga. Const. art. II, § II, ¶ V Vacancies created by elected officials qualifying for other office
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The office of any state, county, or municipal elected official shall be declared vacant upon such elected official qualifying, in a general primary or general election, or special primary or special election, for another state, county, or municipal elective office or qualifying f…
Ga. Const. art. II, § II General Provisions
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Ga. Const. art. II, § II General Provisions Structural section heading for the GA Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1983)
Ga. Const. art. II, § III, ¶ I Procedures for and effect of suspending or removing public officials upon felony indictment
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(a) As used in this Paragraph, the term 'public official' means the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the State School Superintendent, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Labor, and any…
Ga. Const. art. II, § III, ¶ II Suspension upon felony conviction
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Upon initial conviction of any public official designated in Paragraph I of this section for any felony in a trial court of this state or the United States, regardless of whether the officer has been suspended previously under Paragraph I of this section, such public official sha…
Ga. Const. art. II, § III Suspension And Removal Of Public Officials
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Ga. Const. art. II, § III Suspension And Removal Of Public Officials Structural section heading for the GA Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1983)