Special Election to Fill Vacancies When All Seats Are Vacant

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Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 21-4-13, in the event that all seats on the governing authority of a municipality are vacant, the election superintendent of the county in which the municipality is located shall have the authority to call for a special election to fill the vacant offices and to conduct, or to appoint a superintendent of elections for the municipality for the purpose of conducting, the special election. The board of registrars for the county shall prepare the electors list for the special election.

(Code 1981, §36-30-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 178, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 36.)


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