Georgia Senate Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 6 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-24 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Ethics Committee
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 nonpartisan elections for consolidated governments shall be held in conjunction with the November general election; to provide that nonpartisan elections for consolidated governments by local law may be conducted in conjunction with the general primary; to provide for qualifying times and procedures for such candidates; to provide for the form of the ballot; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elections; nonpartisan elections; consolidated governments; shall be held in conjunction with November general election (PF)

Sen. Charlie Bethel [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Hardie Davis [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]
Sen. Cecil Staton [R]	Rep. Doug Stoner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-24		Senate Read and Referred
2012-01-06		Senate Prefile

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35010
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb298_SB_298_Prefile_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb298_As_introduced_LC_28_5876_3.htm