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Eligibility - Section 2.02. (a)

No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or council member unless he or she has been a resident of Garden City, Georgia for a period of one year immediately prior to the date of the election of the mayor or member of council.
Shall reside in Garden City during his or her period of service.
Shall be registered and qualified to vote in Chatham County elections, and qualified as required by law to vote in municipal elections in Garden City.
Shall meet the qualifications required of a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, as are now or may in the future be prescribed by the Constitution of Georgia.
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Shall be at least 21 years of age
- Shall have been a citizen of Georgia for at least two years.

Qualifications for Mayor and the City Council Members - Section 5.14

No persons shall be mayor or a member of city council if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 45-2-1 of the O.C.G.A., any other general law applicable to that office, or any provision of this charter.
As a Member of the City Council from a District:
- In order to be elected or appointed as a member of the city council from a district, that person must have resided in that council district for a least six months prior to the election or appointment thereto and, if elected must receive a plurality of votes cast for that office in that district only and not at large. Only electors who are residents of the council district may vote for a member of the council for that district.
- At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the city council for a council district, each candidate for such office shall specify the council district for which that person is a candidate.
- A person elected or appointed as a member of the city council from a council district must continue to reside in that district during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant.
As an At-large Member of the City Council:
- In order to be elected or appointed as an at-large member of the city council, a person must have resided in the city for at least one year prior to the election or appointment thereto and, if elected, must receive a plurality of votes cast in the entire city. Only electors who are residents of the city may vote for an at-large member of the council.
- A person elected or appointed as an at-large member of the city council must continue to reside in the city during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant.
As Mayor (At-large):
- In order to be elected or appointed as mayor, a person must have resided in the city for at least one year prior to election or appointment thereto and, if elected, must receive a plurality of votes cast for that office in the entire city.
- The mayor must continue to reside within the city during that person's term of office or that office shall become vacant.

Georgia Law Requirements:

Shall not have been convicted and sentenced for fraudulent violation of primary or election laws, malfeasance in office, or felony involving moral turpitude.

Georgia Constitution Requirements:

Must be a registered voter.
Shall not have been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.
Shall not be the holder of public funds illegally.

Reference Documents:
Garden City Charter – Click Here
Official Code of Georgia – www.sos.georgia.gov/elections/

Definition(s):
Felony involving moral turpitude – is one "constituting intentional violation of stature expressing moral judgment of the community against prohibited conduct." (1998 op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-352)

Residency – the residency requirement refers to domicile.

how to become a mayor

Source: https://www.gardencity-ga.gov/city-government/election-information/qualification-requirements-for-mayor-city-council#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20be%20elected%20or%20appointed%20as%20mayor%2C%20a,office%20in%20the%20entire%20city.

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