All primary and election documents on file in the office of the election superintendent of each county, municipal governing authority, superintendent, registrar, committee of a political party or body, or other officer shall be preserved therein for a period of at least 24 months and then the same may be destroyed unless otherwise provided by law.
(Code 1933, § 34-404, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 26, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 347, § 7; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1004, § 4; Ga. L. 1998, p. 295, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 253, § 8/HB 244.)
Cross references.- Maintenance and disposition of public records generally, § 50-18-90 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Courts, § 22 et seq. 26 Am. Jur. 2d, Elections, § 271 et seq.
C.J.S.- 29 C.J.S., Elections, §§ 113 et seq., 444 et seq.