Bill Text: GA SB35 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Election; require a candidate to affirm that his/her residence is within the district which he/she shall be elected to serve

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-26 - Senate Read and Referred [SB35 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SB35-Introduced.html

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09 LC 35 1096

Senate Bill 35

By: Senator Buckner of the 44th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 21-2-153 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the qualification of candidates for party nomination in a state or county primary, posting of the list of all qualified candidates, and filing of an affidavit with a political party by each qualifying candidate, so as to require a candidate to affirm that his or her residence is within the district which he or she shall be elected to serve; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 21-2-153 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the qualification of candidates for party nomination in a state or county primary, posting of the list of all qualified candidates, and filing of an affidavit with a political party by each qualifying candidate, is amended in subsection (e) as follows:

"(e) Each candidate for party nomination described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall file an affidavit with the political party at the time of his or her qualifying stating:

(1) His or her full name and the name as the candidate desires it to be listed on the ballot. The surname of the candidate shall be the surname of the candidate as it appears on the candidate's voter registration card. After such name is certified by the political party to the Secretary of State or the election superintendent, the form of such name shall not be changed during the primary and election for which such affidavit is submitted;

(2) His or her residence, with street and number, if any, and his or her post office address, and an affirmative statement, under penalty of law, that his or her residence is within the election district for the office to which he or she seeks to be elected;

(3) His or her profession, business, or occupation, if any;

(4) The name of his or her precinct;

(5) That he or she is an elector of the county of his or her residence eligible to vote in the primary election in which he or she is a candidate for nomination;

(6) The name of the office he or she is seeking;

(7) That he or she is eligible to hold such office;

(8) That the candidate has never been convicted and sentenced in any court of competent jurisdiction for fraudulent violation of primary or election laws, malfeasance in office, or felony involving moral turpitude under the laws of this state or any other state or of the United States, or that the candidate's civil rights have been restored and that at least ten years have elapsed from the date of the completion of the sentence without a subsequent conviction of another felony involving moral turpitude;

(9) That he or she will not knowingly violate this chapter or rules or regulations adopted under this chapter; and

(10) Any other information as may be determined by the Secretary of State to be necessary to comply with federal and state law."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2009.

SECTION 3.

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