Georgia CommonsHB 1510: Elections; judicially incompetent persons; restrict voting rights
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House Bill 1510
By: Representatives Holly of the 116th, Adesanya of the 43rd, McClain of the 109th, Bell of the 75th, and Berry of the 56th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to restrict voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, is amended by revising subsection (b) as follows:
"(b) In addition to the qualifications in subsection (a) of this Code section, no person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude may register, remain registered, or vote except upon completion of the sentence and no person who has been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent may register, remain registered, or vote unless the disability has been removed."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2027, only if an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia is ratified at the November, 2026, general election removing a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude as an exception to the right to register and vote. If such an amendment to the Constitution is not so ratified, this Act shall not become effective and shall stand repealed by operation of law on January 1, 2027.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.