Governor sets special election date in GA-9
The resignation of US Rep. Nathan Deal, who is running for governor, will have an impact on at least two members of the legislature, Rep. Tom Graves and Sen. Lee Hawkins. They will have to resign their seats when they qualify to succeed Deal:
Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that he has issued a writ of special election to fill the vacancy of 9th Congressional District due to the resignation of Congressman Nathan Deal. Deal submitted his resignation letter last night, effective immediately.
The special election to fill the vacancy will be held April 27, 2010.
Qualifying dates will be set by the Secretary of State’s office. Below is the writ of election:
A vacancy now exists in the United States House of Representatives due to the resignation of the official elected to represent Georgia’s Ninth District.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 21-2-543 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, a writ of election is hereby issued to the Secretary of State for a special election to be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, to fill the vacancy in Georgia’s Ninth District of the United States House of Representatives.
It’s very unlikely that there will be a special election in any seat left vacant by a legislator running in GA-9.
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