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Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Chapter 13. SECRETARY OF STATE · Article 2. POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY

45-13-24. Duty to provide Acts requiring referendums to local election officials.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Within one calendar week after any local Act or general Act of local application which requires a special election is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide a copy of the Act, with a certificate showing the date it became law, to the election superintendent and the governing authority of each county or municipality in which it has application.#

  2. (b)

    Within 60 calendar days after any local Act or general Act of local application which requires a local referendum is approved by the Governor or becomes law without such approval, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to provide a copy of the Act, with a certificate showing the date it became law, to the election superintendent and the governing authority of each county or municipality in which it has application.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 128, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1608, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 782, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 3/SB 388.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 1990, p. 782, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, was applicable with respect to Georgia Laws and journals for sessions of the General Assembly taking place after October 1, 1990.

Cross references

Duties of Secretary of State relating to summary of general amendments to Constitution of Georgia, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. X, Sec. I, Para. III and § 21-2-4.

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Text read from t45-(v33)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V33, 2016 edition, page 382; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7dfce9a0fd88.