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2020 Georgia Code
Title 28 - General Assembly
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 28-1-13. Eligibility of Elected County or Municipal Officials for Membership in General Assembly
Universal Citation: GA Code § 28-1-13 (2020)
No elected county or municipal official shall be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly.
(Ga. L. 1977, p. 683, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
The General Assembly's intent in enacting Ga. L. 1977, p. 683 (see O.C.G.A. § 28-1-13) was to prohibit a person from serving simultaneously as a member of the General Assembly and as an elected county or municipal official, without regard to which office the person held first. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U77-40.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 76.
C.J.S.- 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 41.
ALR.- Incompatibility, under common-law doctrine, of office of state legislator and position or post in local political subdivision, 89 A.L.R.2d 632.
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