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40 bills for “Elections”.
Elections and Primaries; nonemergency rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board within 180 days of an election shall not be effective for such election; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would block the State Election Board and local election officials from making most new election rule changes within 180 days of an election, delaying them until after results are certified.
Elections; limit effective date of rules or regulations adopted by State Election Board prior to a primary, election, or runoff
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 728 would delay any State Election Board rule adopted within 75 days of a Georgia primary, election, or runoff until 30 days after that vote, except for emergency rules meeting strict new notice requirements.
Elections and Primaries; Secretary of State to establish a grant program to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would direct the Secretary of State to create a grant program that pays counties back for half the cost of running special elections to fill state or federal offices.
Elections; SB 189; revise an effective date
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would push back the effective date of one section of last year's elections law, SB 189, to July 1, 2027, without changing what that section actually requires.
Elections; publication of calls of election on newspaper and government websites; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let counties, cities, school systems and the Secretary of State satisfy legal notice requirements for special elections by posting the call on a government website instead of only in a printed newspaper.
Public officers and employees; elected officers or officials shall not have their employment terminated solely as a result of being elected to or holding an elected office; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 524 would bar Georgia public and private employers from firing employees just for holding or being elected to public office, unless the office takes up most of their work time. It also guarantees unpaid leave for certain government employees serving in elected posts.
Baker County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 593 would make future elections for Baker County's probate judge nonpartisan, removing party labels from the ballot for that office.
Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 640 changes how Alpharetta elects its city officials, requiring a majority vote and setting up a runoff between the top two finishers when no one gets a majority.
Ball Ground, City of; primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Georgia Election Code; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1531 updates the City of Ball Ground's charter to require that its municipal primaries and elections follow the statewide Georgia Election Code, replacing older local rules.
Elections; provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for county governing authorities; authorize the General Assembly
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 15 would let the Georgia General Assembly pass local laws allowing individual counties to hold nonpartisan elections for county commissioners and other county governing authority seats.
Elections; authorize local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots following the computation, canvassing, and tabulation of returns
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House substitute would let county and municipal election superintendents in Georgia hand count ballots in one race after official results are tabulated, as an unofficial check that must stop if it interferes with other election duties.
Board of Education of Cobb County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would make future elections for the Cobb County Board of Education nonpartisan, meaning candidates would no longer run with a political party label starting with elections held after January 1, 2028.
Open and Public Meetings; county or joint boards of election or boards of election and registration to conduct meetings via teleconference; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let county or joint boards of election, or boards of election and registration, hold official meetings by teleconference instead of only in person.
Douglasville, City of; require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district for a certain amount of time prior to the date of such election
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House bill amends Douglasville's city charter to require candidates running for a city council district seat to have lived in that district for at least twelve months before the election.
Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution so that all probate judges are elected in nonpartisan elections, matching the rules already used for superior and state court judges.
Elections; removal of certain members of State Election Board; revise procedures
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House remove their chamber's appointed member of the State Election Board when the General Assembly is not in session, expanding current removal powers.
Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let blind, deaf, amputee, pregnant voters, and those accompanied by young children or children with special needs skip to the front of voting lines, joining voters 75 and older who already have that right.
Elections; qualifications for and registration of voters; enhance penalties
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would make violating the state's voter qualification rules a felony, punishable under the same penalty section used for other election crimes.
Elections; the nonpartisan election of district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts; authorize the General Assembly
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let the General Assembly authorize, through local acts, nonpartisan elections for district attorneys and state court solicitors-general, offices currently elected in partisan races.
Elections and Primaries; the date of most municipal elections shall be in even-numbered years; a one-year extension to the terms of office of most municipal officers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 422 would move most Georgia municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years starting after 2026, giving many current city officeholders an extra year in office to make the switch.
Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 481 would expand the dates Georgia counties can hold special elections that ask voters a yes-or-no question, adding state-wide special primaries and special elections to the list of qualifying election days.
Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 699 would set staggered four-year terms for members of the Dawson County board of elections and registration, replacing a system where terms could end at the same time.
Liberty County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms for certain future appointees
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1547 changes how the Liberty County board of elections and registration fills three of its seats, staggering their terms so members appointed by the county governing authority no longer all turn over at once.
Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol; 02/04/25; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 4, 2025 as Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol, honoring the state's election and registration officials.
State Election Board; promulgate, amend, adopt, or repeal nonemergency rules and regulations in odd-numbered years; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 503 would limit the Georgia State Election Board to making non-emergency rule changes only in odd-numbered years, starting after July 1, 2025, while keeping a separate path for emergency rules.
Elections and Primaries; certain nonresident electors to vote in municipal elections of such municipality; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 533 would let people who own property in a Georgia city or town, but live elsewhere in the same county, register and vote in that municipality's elections if the General Assembly passes a separate local law allowing it.
State holidays; second Monday of each August as Local Elected Officials Day in Georgia; designate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would designate the second Monday of every August as Local Elected Officials Day, adding a new observance to state law without creating a paid holiday.
Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require nonpartisan elections for most county offices and certain district attorneys in counties that appoint, rather than elect, a medical examiner instead of a coroner, starting January 1, 2027.
Seminole County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 73 changes how Seminole County school board members are elected, switching future elections from partisan to nonpartisan starting after August 1, 2025.
Athens-Clarke County; Board of Elections and Registration; provide for abolition on a date certain
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House bill would abolish the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections and Registration on June 30, 2025, shifting election administration duties to whatever officials general state law designates.
Elections; superintendent may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses under certain conditions; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let county election superintendents allow voters to cast ballots at any precinct in their county, rather than only their assigned precinct, if certain safeguards and notice requirements are met.
Donalsonville, City of; election schedule for mayor and councilmembers; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House bill would change the City of Donalsonville's charter so mayoral elections are staggered from council elections, giving the mayor elected in 2025 a shortened two year term.
Elections; superintendents post notices whenever their offices are closed due to a declared state of emergency; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require local election superintendents to publicly post notice whenever their office closes because of a declared state of emergency, including when it will reopen.
Primaries and Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would end the use of ballot drop boxes statewide and restrict when local sales and use tax questions can appear on special election ballots.
Macon County; rename position of chief election official as chief election supervisor
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 788 renames Macon County's chief election official as the chief election supervisor and updates rules for the county's election board, including oversight, meetings, and pay for board members and staff.
Elections; add caregivers to list of persons who may make absentee ballot applications for certain electors
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 633 would let a caregiver submit an absentee ballot application on behalf of an out-of-county or physically disabled Georgia voter, adding to the list of relatives already allowed to do so.
Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1514 changes when the Fulton County Board of Education elects its president, moving the vote to December of even-numbered years instead of the previous schedule.
Cobb County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1587 abolishes the elected office of Cobb County surveyor starting January 1, 2029, and requires the county's governing authority to appoint the surveyor instead of voters electing one.
Elections; motor-voter applications shall be opt-in instead of opt-out; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1467 would change Georgia's motor-voter system from automatic opt-out registration to opt-in, meaning people applying for or renewing a driver's license would have to actively sign up to register to vote rather than being registered by default.
Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A bill affecting only the City of Fairmount would change the mayor's term of office from two years to four years starting with the 2027 election, and update how salary increases take effect.