Georgia Code, Title 21, Chapter 2, Article 13 - Contested Elections and Primaries

• § 21-2-520 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Contestant" means any person or persons entitled under Code Section 21-2-521 to contest the result of...
• § 21-2-521 - Primaries and Elections Which are Subject to Contest; Persons Who May Bring Contest
  The nomination of any person who is declared nominated at a primary as a candidate for any federal, state, county, or municipal office; the...
• § 21-2-522 - Grounds for Contest
  A result of a primary or election may be contested on one or more of the following grounds: (1) Misconduct, fraud, or irregularity by...
• § 21-2-522.1 - Rebuttable Presumption of Legal Vote in Contested Election
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, for the purposes of election contests, a vote cast by a person who has been listed on...
• § 21-2-523 - Jurisdiction and General Pretrial Proceedings; Notification of Proceedings; Selecting Administrative Judge; Compensation of Presiding Judge
  (a) A contest case governed by this article shall be tried and determined by the superior court of the county where the defendant resides,...
• § 21-2-524 - Filing and Allegations of Petition to Contest Primary or Election; Service of Petition; Verification; Notice of Proceedings to Answer Petition; Service of Special Process; Amendment
  (a) A petition to contest the result of a primary or election shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior...
• § 21-2-525 - Hearing; Powers of Court Generally
  (a) Within 20 days after the return day fixed in the notice as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 21-2-524 to the defendant,...
• § 21-2-526 - Trial by Jury
  (a) All issues of a contest shall be fully tried and determined by the court without the aid and intervention of a jury, unless...
• § 21-2-527 - Pronouncement of Judgment; Effect of Finding of Misconduct by Poll Officers; Calling of Second Primary, Election, or Runoff by Court Upon Finding of Defects
  (a) After hearing the allegations and evidence in the contest, the court shall declare as nominated, elected, or as eligible to compete in a...
• § 21-2-527.1 - Right of Parties to Object to Settlement; Court Approval
  No settlement of any case under this article shall become effective unless: (1) All parties to such case have been given an opportunity to...
• § 21-2-528 - Appeals From Court's Determination on Contest Petition
  An appeal from the final determination of the court may be taken within ten days from the rendition thereof to the Supreme Court as...
• § 21-2-529 - Liability for Costs; Methods of Collecting
  The contestant and the defendant shall be liable to the officers and witnesses for the costs made by them, respectively. If the result of...

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