HB 1112 - Elections and primaries; municipal election superintendents; provisions

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Current Status

05/14/08 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to amend provisions relating to the completion of a certification program by municipal election superintendents; to provide for certain election officials to be certified by a certain date; to provide for a possible waiver of the certification requirement for a municipality in certain circumstances; to provide for a special election for a United States congressional representative in the event of an extraordinary circumstance where there are more than 100 vacancies in the United States House of Representatives; to provide for filing notice of candidacy in the event of extraordinary circumstances; to revise certain provisions relating to the return of qualifying fees to candidates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/11/20084:38PMHouse Vote #782156003010011PASS
04/02/20086:36PMSenate Vote #946050001004001PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
04/04/200812:17PMHouse Vote #1051143001024012Agree Sen Sub

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
02/06/2008House First Readers
02/07/2008House Second Readers
02/29/2008House Committee Favorably Reported
03/11/2008House Third Readers
03/11/2008House Passed/Adopted
03/11/2008Senate Read and Referred
03/27/2008Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/28/2008Senate Read Second Time
04/02/2008Senate Third Read
04/02/2008Senate Passed/Adopted
04/04/2008House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/15/2008House Sent to Governor
05/14/2008House Date Signed by Governor
05/14/2008Act 706
07/01/2008Effective Date

Footnotes

3/11/2008 Modified Structured Rule