Georgia Senate - 1995/1996 Sessions

SB 33 - Elections - display U.S.flag at polling places

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1. Marable  52nd          2. Dean  31st              3. Ray  19th
4. Hill  4th


Senate Comm: SLGO-G     /         House Comm: GAff       /                                          
Senate Vote: Yeas 51    Nays 2                                                                      
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              Senate          Action          House                                                 
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             1/10/95   Read 1st time          1/31/95                                               
             1/26/95   Favorably Reported     3/5/96                                                
             1/27/95   Read 2nd Time          2/1/95                                                
             1/30/95   Read 3rd Time                                                                
             1/30/95   Passed/Adopted                                                               
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Code Sections amended: 21-2-267, 21-3-165                                                           


SB 33 95                                          LC 22 1300

      SENATE BILL 33

      By:  Senators Marable of the 52nd, Dean of the 31st,
           Ray of the 19th and Hill of the 4th

                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
  1- 2  relating to elections, so as to provide for the display of
  1- 3  the United States flag at each polling place on election
  1- 4  day; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 5       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 6  Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
  1- 7  to elections, is amended in Code Section 21-2-267, relating
  1- 8  to polling places, by inserting a new subsection to be
  1- 9  designated subsection (d) to read as follows:

  1-10    "(d) Each room used as a polling place shall display a
  1-11    United States flag on the date of any election or
  1-12    primary."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-13  Said title is further amended in Code Section 21-3-165,
  1-14  relating to polling places for municipal elections, by
  1-15  inserting a new subsection to be designated subsection (e)
  1-16  to read as follows:

  1-17    "(e) Each room used as a polling place shall display a
  1-18    United States flag on the date of any election or
  1-19    primary."

                         SECTION 3.

  1-20  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-21  repealed.










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