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GA SB475

Bill

Status

Passed

6/29/2020

Primary Sponsor

P.K. Martin

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the City of Grayson charter (originally approved April 20, 2011) to set four-year terms for the mayor and all four city council members
  • Council Posts 1 and 3, elected in 2020, serve shortened three-year terms so their successors are elected in 2023; thereafter, Posts 1 and 3 revert to four-year terms
  • Mayor and Council Posts 2 and 4 are elected in November 2021 and every four years thereafter for four-year terms
  • Shifts municipal elections from even-numbered years to odd-numbered years after the 2020 election, held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November
  • Requires candidates for city office to be elected by a majority of votes cast rather than a plurality

Legislative Description

City of Grayson; terms of the mayor and city council; revise

Last Action

Effective Date

6/29/2020

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