09 LC 28
4373
Senate
Bill 11
By:
Senator Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 42-9-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the general rule-making power of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, so
as to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall issue a
certificate of restoration of voting rights to each person convicted of a felony
involving moral turpitude within 30 days following the completion of such
person's sentence; 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 42-9-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
general rule-making power of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, is amended
by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(j)
The board shall issue a certificate of restoration of voting rights to each
person convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude within 30 days following
the completion of such person's sentence, including any period of probation or
parole, notifying such person that his or her voting rights have been restored
by operation of law and advising such person of the procedures to register to
vote."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.