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2006 Georgia Code - 21-2-497
21-2-497. Each superintendent shall prepare four copies of
the consolidated return of the election to be certified by the
superintendent on forms furnished by the Secretary of State, such
consolidated returns to be filed immediately upon certification as
follows: (1) One copy to be
posted at the county courthouse for the information of the
public; (2) One copy to be
filed and recorded as a permanent record in the minutes of the
superintendent´s office; (3) One copy to be sealed and filed with the
clerk of the superior court as required by Code Section 21-2-500;
and (4) One copy to be
returned as follows: (A) In
the case of election of federal and state officers, a separate
return showing totals of the votes cast for each of such officers
respectively shall be forwarded by the superintendent to the
Secretary of State on forms furnished by the Secretary of
State; (B) In the case of
elections for any county officer or other officer required by law
to be commissioned by the Governor in any of the several counties
of this state, it shall be the duty of the superintendent to
transmit immediately to the Secretary of State a certified copy of
the returns of all such offices; (C) In the case of referendum elections provided
for by an Act of the General Assembly, the returns shall
immediately be certified by the authority holding such election to
the Secretary of State, along with the precinct returns and
numbered list of voters for each precinct. In addition thereto, the
official citation of the Act involved and the purpose of such
election shall be sent to the Secretary of State at the same time.
The Secretary of State shall maintain a permanent record of such
certifications; (D) In the
case of elections on constitutional amendments, the returns shall
be certified immediately to the Secretary of State. Upon receiving
the certified returns from the various superintendents, the
Secretary of State shall immediately proceed to canvass and
tabulate the votes cast on such amendments and certify the results
to the Governor; or (E) In
the case of election for presidential electors, a separate return
shall be prepared by each superintendent and certified immediately
to the Secretary of State.
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