Georgia Senate Bill 11 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-28 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide that convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Qualifications of Electors; convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances; provide

Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-01-17	Senate	Senate Hopper
2019-01-09	Senate	Senate Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54193
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179391
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179658