Holding of special primary or special election at time of general primary or general election

(a) A special primary or election may be held at the time of a general primary or election. (b) If the times specified for the closing of the registration list for a special primary or special election are the same as those for a general primary or general election, the candidates and questions in such special primary or special election shall be included on the ballot for such general primary or general election. In such an instance, the name of the office and the candidates in such special primary or special election shall appear on the ballot in the position where such names would ordinarily appear if such contest was a general primary or general election. History. Code 1933, § 34-807, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 174, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 808, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 955, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 166, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 14, § 44/SB 202. The 2021 amendment, effective March 25, 2021, in subsection (b), inserted “special” preceding “election” near the beginning and end of the first sentence, inserted “general” preceding “election” near the middle and end of the first sentence, and inserted “special primary or” near the middle and “general” at the end.