Georgia Legislative Watch

HB555 – Clinch County; board of elections and registration; create
Sponsored by: Shaw,Jay 176th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Clinch County and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of its members; to provide for the qualification, terms, and removal of members and for filling vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for meetings, procedures, and vacancies; to relieve certain officers of certain powers and duties and provide for the transfer of functions to the newly created board; to provide for certain expenditures of public funds; to provide for compensation of members of the board and personnel; to provide for officers and equipment; to provide for the board’s performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission for preclearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.