Georgia House Bill 949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-16 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that the number of signatures for ballot access petitions, nomination petitions, and pauper's petitions shall be based on the turnout in the last presidential election instead of voter registration totals; to provide for the posting of certain information regarding elections at the election superintendent's office; to provide for related matters; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to authorize the use of certain driver's licensing information for voter registration purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Primaries and elections; number of signatures for certain petitions shall be based on the turnout in last presidential election; provide

Rep. Mark Hamilton [R]	Rep. Culver Kidd [I]	Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]	Rep. Alisha Morgan [D]
Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-16		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-09		House Second Readers
2012-02-08		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35831
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb949_LC_28_6012_a_2.htm