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HB 640: Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide

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House Bill 640 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Martin of the 49th, Jones of the 47th, Jones of the 25th, Au of the 50th, and Hilton of the 48th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend an Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Alpharetta, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as amended, so as to provide for election to city offices by majority vote; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Alpharetta, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as amended, is amended by revising Section 5.16 as follows: "SECTION 5.16.

Election by majority.

The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. In instances where no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, a runoff between the candidates receiving the two highest numbers of votes shall be held, and the person receiving a majority of the votes cast in the run-off election shall be elected."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.