Georgia House Bill 725 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-27 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to selection and qualification of candidates and presidential electors, so as to provide for reopening of qualifying periods under certain circumstances; to change certain provisions relating to filing notice of candidacy, nomination petition, and affidavit, payment of qualifying fee, pauper's affidavit and qualifying petition for exemption from qualifying fee, and military service; to change certain provisions relating to qualification of candidates for party nomination in a state or county primary, posting of list of all qualified candidates, filing of affidavit with political party by each qualifying candidate, and performance of military service does not create vacancy; to change certain provisions relating to reopening of qualification for office in the event of a candidate's death prior to a political party primary; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elections; selection and qualification of candidates and presidential electors; provisions

Rep. Mark Hamilton [R]	Rep. Culver Kidd [I]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]
Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. Donna Sheldon [R]

2012-02-07 - House - House Vote #466 - Passage (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-27		Senate Read Second Time
2012-02-24		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-08		Senate Read and Referred
2012-02-07		House Passed/Adopted
2012-02-07		House Third Readers
2012-02-02		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-13		House Second Readers
2012-01-12		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35107
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb725_LC_25_5963_a_2.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0466.htm