Georgia Code, Title 21, Chapter 4 - Recall of Public Officers

• § 21-4-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Recall Act of 1989."
• § 21-4-2 - Legislative Intent
  The General Assembly finds that the electorate of the state overwhelmingly ratified an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia at the general election in...
• § 21-4-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Elected county school board members" and "elected county school superintendents" shall be considered county officers. (2)...
• § 21-4-4 - Officers Subject to Recall; Number of Electors Needed to Demand Recall; Limitation on Number of Public Officials Who May Be Subjects of a Particular Recall Petition; Grounds for Recall
  (a) Every public official who holds elective office, either by election or by appointment, is subject to recall from office by electors who are...
• § 21-4-5 - Recall Petition -- Application for and Time of Filing; Sponsors; Withdrawal of Signature; Duties of Election Superintendent; Printing and Distribution of Recall Petition Forms by Secretary of State
  (a) No application for a recall petition may be filed during the first 180 days or during the last 180 days of the term...
• § 21-4-6 - Review of Grounds for Recall Petition
  (a) Within four days after the date of submission of the application for a recall petition for verification, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,...
• § 21-4-7 - Recall Petition -- Form
  (a) The form of the recall petition shall be substantially as follows: RECALL PETITION (Official application no.) (County or city) To (Name of election...
• § 21-4-8 - Recall Petition -- Electors Eligible to Sign; Procedure for Circulating; Obtaining and Verifying Signatures; Form for Affidavit of Circulator; Change in Signature and Residence Address
  (a) All signers of a single recall petition shall be electors who are registered and eligible to vote in the recall election and who...
• § 21-4-9 - Recall Application or Petition -- Procedure for Withdrawal of Signature; Contents and Form of Affidavit to Be Executed and Filed by Person Desiring to Withdraw Signature
  (a) At any time prior to the date an application for recall petition or a recall petition is filed for verification, an elector who...
• § 21-4-10 - Recall Petition or Application -- Persons Who May Not Circulate Petition or Application; Effect of Signatures Obtained by Unqualified Persons
  No registration officer or other person authorized by law to register electors and no person other than an elector of the electoral district of...
• § 21-4-11 - Recall Petition -- Determination of Legal Sufficiency of Petition; Time Period for Filing; Amendment; Notification of Various Persons of Legal Sufficiency of Petition
  (a) The election superintendent shall be responsible for determining the legal sufficiency of the recall petition within 30 days after it has been filed...
• § 21-4-12 - No Recall Election When Officeholder Resigns Prior to the Holding of a Recall Election
  If an officeholder resigns prior to the holding of a recall election no recall election shall be conducted.
• § 21-4-13 - Recall Election -- Time for Holding; Officer to Call Election; Publication of Call; Form of Ballots; Vote Required to Effectuate Recall; Special Election to Fill Vacancy Created
  (a) Within ten days after having received certification of the sufficiency of the recall petition by the election superintendent, a recall election shall be...
• § 21-4-14 - Recall Election -- Filing Subsequent Recall Petition Against Officer Following Recall Election or Denial of Recall Petition
  (a) After a recall petition and election, no further recall petition shall be filed against the same officer until at least six months have...
• § 21-4-15 - Manner of Conducting Recall Elections
  The powers, duties, and penalties conferred or imposed by law upon public officials who conduct special elections are conferred and imposed upon public officials...
• § 21-4-16 - Campaign and Financial Disclosure Requirements, Restrictions, and Qualifications
  Any person sponsoring or opposing a recall petition under this chapter shall be subject to Chapter 5 of this title, the "Ethics in Government...
• § 21-4-17 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Secretary of State
  The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
• § 21-4-18 - Application to Court to Compel Election Superintendent to Comply With Chapter; Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions Against Election Superintendent
  (a) If the election superintendent fails to comply with this chapter, any elector may apply, within ten days after such refusal, to the superior...
• § 21-4-19 - Determination of Eligibility to Sign Application for Recall Petition or Petition for Recall
  An elector's eligibility to sign an application for a recall petition or a petition for recall shall be determined as of the date immediately...
• § 21-4-20 - Giving or Receiving Money or Other Thing of Value to Sign Petition or Affidavit; Compelling Person to Sign Petition or to Remove Name; Signing Another's Name to Petition; Signing More Than One; Signing by Ineligible Person
  (a) Any person who gives or receives money or any other thing of value for signing a recall application or petition or for signing...
• § 21-4-21 - Construction of Chapter
  This chapter is supplementary to any other methods provided by general law for removing a public official from office; and nothing in this chapter...

Last modified: October 14, 2016