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GA HB520
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2019
Primary Sponsor
Houston Gaines
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AI Summary
- Shifts nonpartisan elections for certain offices (county judicial offices, local boards of education, consolidated government offices) from being held in conjunction with the general primary to being held in even-numbered years, with the General Assembly authorized by local Act to move some of these elections to coincide with the November general election
- Creates a new candidate qualifying category for local board of education offices and consolidated government offices moved to the November general election by local Act, with filing no earlier than 9:00 A.M. on the Monday of the 35th week prior to the election and no later than 12:00 Noon the following Friday
- Requires nonpartisan candidate names for offices moved to the November general election to be printed on the official general election ballot, separated from partisan candidates and listed last under the heading "OFFICIAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION BALLOT"
- Eliminates the requirement for nonpartisan primaries for offices previously subject to nonpartisan primaries and elections under local Acts, replacing them with a single nonpartisan election
- Updates ballot label requirements for voting machines to ensure nonpartisan election portions are clearly marked and separated when held in conjunction with either partisan primaries or partisan general elections
Legislative Description
Elections; change date of nonpartisan general elections
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/10/2020
Full Bill Text
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