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GA SB436
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mullis
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AI Summary
- Removes the General Assembly's authority to provide by local Act for nonpartisan elections for county judicial offices, local boards of education, and offices of consolidated governments
- Eliminates nonpartisan primaries for offices previously designated by local Act for nonpartisan elections, requiring those offices to instead be filled through nonpartisan elections held in conjunction with the general primary in even-numbered years
- Retains the requirement that existing local laws providing for nonpartisan election of county office candidates must conform to the general statewide procedures governing nonpartisan elections
- Preserves the ability of political parties or registered nonpartisan municipal executive committees to conduct municipal primaries, subject to State Election Board rules and ballot secrecy requirements
- Continues to allow municipalities to prohibit political party primaries for municipal elections through their charter or by ordinance
Legislative Description
Primaries and Elections; law regarding authorizing nonpartisan elections; revise
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/25/2020
Full Bill Text
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