§ 26-5-116.1. Withdrawal from General Election.

A candidate in a General Election may withdraw his candidacy upon filing a written notice of withdrawal as a candidate with the secretary of the election board which accepted said candidate's declaration of candidacy.  Said notice shall be signed by the candidate, whose signature shall be notarized by a notary public, and shall be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on the Friday following the date of the Runoff Primary Election.

Added by Laws 1983, c. 171, § 21, emerg. eff. June 6, 1983.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 176, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.