Bill Text: GA HB68 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; special election; modify provisions

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-26 - House Second Readers [HB68 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB68-Introduced.html

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11 LC 35 2002

House Bill 68

By: Representative Setzler of the 35th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 21-2-540 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of special elections generally, so as to modify provisions relating to a special election to present a question to the voters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 21-2-540 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of special elections generally, is amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (c) as follows:

"(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a special election to present a question to the voters shall be held only on one of the following dates which is at least 29 days after the date of the call for the special election:

(A) In odd-numbered years, any such special election shall only be held on the third Tuesday in March or on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; and

(B) In even-numbered years, any such special election shall only be held on:

(i) The date of and in conjunction with the presidential preference primary if one is held that year;

(ii) The date of the general primary; or

(iii) The Tuesday after the first Monday in November; or

(C) Where provided by local law adopted by the General Assembly, the General Assembly may further restrict the optional dates provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph and may also provide for the category of question which may be limited to the fewer designated optional dates; provided, however, that no such local law adopted by the General Assembly shall exclude the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years as an optional date to hold a special election to present a question to the voters."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.