Disclaimer: This is not an official publication of the law. It is merely a guide to the law. It provides, in summary form, only the basic, not an exhaustive, list of requirements for holding state or county office in Georgia. A person seeking the requirements for a particular office should consult the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to read in their entirety the constitutional provisions and Code sections cited in this publication and should examine the index to the Code for possible additional requirements for holding a particular state or county elective or appointed office.

Source:  Qualifications and Disqualifications for Holding State or County Elective Office In Georgia.  Published by Cathy Cox, Georgia Secretary of State, September 2000.

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• Clerk of Superior Court
• County Commissioner
• County Coroner
• District Attorney
• Magistrate Court Judge
• Probate Court Judge
• Superior Court Judge
• Sheriff
• Tax Commissioner