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2006 Georgia Code - 21-5-36

21-5-36. (a) It shall be the duty of the filing officer to make the campaign contribution disclosure reports available for public inspection and copying during regular office hours commencing as soon as practicable after such filing. Such filing officer shall have the authority to charge a fee for copying such reports not to exceed the actual cost of such copying. The filing officer shall preserve such reports for a period of five years from the date upon which they are received. A filing officer shall notify the commission in writing of: (1) The names of all candidates and offices sought in a special election, when held at a time other than election dates scheduled by law or charter, within ten days of the close of the qualification period; and (2) Within ten days after the date a report is due, the names and addresses of candidates or campaign committees which have not filed required campaign disclosure reports as required by law in the election in question. A filing officer shall immediately notify the commission when such officer shall receive any complaint against any candidate offering for any office specified in Code Section 21-5-2 or against any campaign committee and shall forward the complaint to the commission and shall retain a copy of the complaint. In the event any complaint is against a county or municipal candidate, a copy of the reports filed by such candidate shall be forwarded to the commission along with the complaint. (b) The commission or filing officer receiving original reports has the duty to inspect each report filed with such commission or officer by candidates or by a campaign committee for conformity with the law and to notify the candidate or campaign committee immediately if the report does not conform with the law, is unsigned, or is otherwise in technical violation of filing requirements.

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