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GA SB390
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2014
Primary Sponsor
Joshua McKoon
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AI Summary
- Moves the general primary date from the Tuesday of the 24th week prior to the November general election to the third Tuesday in July, with a special provision setting the primary on the last Tuesday in July in even-numbered years immediately following decennial census redistricting
- Changes candidate qualifying periods from week-based references to fixed calendar dates (fourth Monday in April) for nonpartisan, political body, and independent candidates, and establishes adjusted qualifying windows for post-redistricting election years (Wednesday following the third Monday in May)
- Consolidates special primary qualifying deadlines to 25 days prior to the election for all offices, eliminating the separate 60-day deadline previously required for federal office special primaries
- Requires electors eligible to vote absentee under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) to use instant runoff ballots, where voters rank candidates in order of preference so their vote automatically transfers to their highest-ranked runoff candidate if a runoff occurs
- Simplifies runoff timing by removing the extended nine-week runoff schedule for general primary, general election federal office, and special federal office runoffs, standardizing runoffs at 21 days after a primary or 28 days after an election, with an effective date of February 1, 2015
Legislative Description
Elections; revise the dates for primaries and elections and runoffs
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/18/2014
Full Bill Text
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