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The Election Integrity Act of 2021, originally known as the Georgia Senate Bill 202, [1] [2] is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia overhauling elections in the state. It replaced signature matching requirements on absentee ballots with voter identification requirements, limits the use of ballot drop boxes, expands in-person early voting, bars officials from sending out unsolicited absentee ...
The Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA is the compendium of all laws in the state of Georgia. Like other state codes in the United States, its legal interpretation is subject to the U.S. Constitution , the U.S. Code , the Code of Federal Regulations , and the state's constitution .
Cover of volume 1 of the 2007 edition of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Pursuant to the state constitution, the Georgia General Assembly has enacted legislation.Its session laws are published in the official Georgia Laws, [1] which in turn have been codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). [1]
In direct response to election changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia; the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign launched numerous civil lawsuits contesting the election processes of Georgia. All of these were either dismissed or dropped. The State of Georgia v.
Georgia is divided into 49 judicial circuits, each of which has a Superior Court consisting of local judges numbering between two and 19 depending on the circuit population. Under the 1983 Constitution, Georgia also has magistrate courts, probate courts, juvenile courts, state courts; the General Assembly may also authorize municipal courts. [9]
Georgia's Secession Convention historical marker, erected in 2011 for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society. On January 21, Assembly delegates (secessionists finishing with a slight majority of delegates) [ 4 ] celebrated their decision by a public signing of the Ordinance of Secession outside of the State Capitol.
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. 2021 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) (3 P) 2021 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) (13 P)
The Georgia State Constitution. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199779000. Saye, Albert Berry (2010) [1948]. A Constitutional History of Georgia, 1732-1945. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820335544; Sullivan, Buddy (2003). Georgia: A State History. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-8589-5