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Georgia Statutes § 21-2-522 Grounds for contest

⤴ Up to Article 13: Contested Elections and Primaries

Statute Text

A result of a primary or election may be contested on one or more of the following grounds:
(1) Misconduct, fraud, or irregularity by any primary or election official or officials sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;
(2) When the defendant is ineligible for the nomination or office in dispute;
(3) When illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;
(4) For any error in counting the votes or declaring the result of the primary or election, if such error would change the result; or
(5) For any other cause which shows that another was the person legally nominated, elected, or eligible to compete in a run-off primary or election.

History

Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 453 , § 1 , eff. 5/6/2008 .

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