In any general primary where an unopposed candidate is seeking party nomination for a public office, where such candidate's name appears on the primary ballot but such candidate fails to receive a single vote, such candidate shall not be nominated for such public office and such party shall not have a candidate for that public office on the ballot in the ensuing general election.
(Code 1981, §21-2-158, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 325, § 4.)