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2006 Georgia Code - 21-2-541.2
21-2-541.2. Notwithstanding Code Section 1-3-11 or any other
provision of this chapter, the General Assembly is authorized to
provide by local law: (1) For
terms of two years for municipal offices, with the local law
designating the offices to be elected and the time periods covered
by such terms for each office; (2) For municipal offices to change from
concurrent terms to staggered terms or from staggered terms to
concurrent terms, with the local law designating the terms for each
office; (3) For such terms to
be staggered terms, with the local law designating the terms for
each office; (4) For general
municipal elections to fill such offices to be held on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years
and on such day biennially thereafter and on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years and on
such day biennially thereafter; (5) For municipal offices elected pursuant to a
prior local law authorized by this Code section to change to terms
of office of four years, with the local law designating the offices
to be elected and the time periods covered by such terms for each
office; (6) For general
municipal elections to fill such offices to be held on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday in November in any year during the
first six years immediately following the enactment of a local law
pursuant to this Code section as necessary for the purpose of
changing the election and terms of any such municipal offices to
conform to this Code section; (7) For initial terms of one, two, three, or
four years as necessary to change the terms of such offices to
four-year concurrent or staggered terms of office; and
(8) Except as authorized in
paragraph (6) of this Code section, for general municipal elections
to be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in
November of any odd-numbered year.
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