As you can see, transparency is on the minds of legislators:
Most local governments would have their budgets and audits posted on the Internet under legislation unanimously approved by the Georgia House on Tuesday. The obligation would apply to cities and counties with budgets of more than $1 million, said Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), the bill’s [...]
That’s the way it sounds:
In a deliberate, unusual display of unity on the issue of transportation funding, the three heads of state government on Thursday stood together in backing a proposal to allow a region’s voters to raise a 1-cent sales tax for projects in that region.
“This approach allows those that are closest to the [...]
Secretary of State Brian Kemp issued a press release this morning lending his endorsement to legislation (SB 406) that would give Georgians the ability to register to vote securely online:
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp today announced his support of legislation that will implement a secure online voter registration system for Georgia citizens. The system [...]
The House Appropriations Committee brushed aside Gov. Sonny Perdue’s recommendation of using $33 million in HOPE money for other educational scholarships:
Gov. Sonny Perdue’s plan to use lottery money to pay for more state scholarships – a move some call unconstitutional – is about to get its first official failing grade.
The House Appropriations Committee will approve [...]
A bi-partisan group of House members unveiled a transportation proposal on Tuesday that would not require a tax increase:
The plan proposed Tuesday by Rep. Ed Setzler (R-Acworth) and others would not raise the state’s tax rate. But over time, as the economy recovered and state revenues grew, a certain amount of the increasing revenues [...]
Rep. Larry O’Neal (R-Bonaire) and Rep. David Knight (R-Griffin) have introduced legislation, HB 1093, that would let the state go after businesses’ back taxes:
Rep. Larry O’Neal (R-Bonaire) is co-sponsoring a bill that would require local governments to share information with the State Revenue Department on which businesses are issued a business license and if those [...]
O.C.G.A. 21-2-285(c): In a general election, the names of candidates who are nominees of a political party shall be placed under the name of their party. The columns of political parties shall be printed on the ballot, beginning on the left side thereof, and shall be arranged from left to right in the [...]
For those of you who don’t know, Georgia has some of the most restrictive ballot access laws in the United States. According to Ballot Access News, the laws were passed in 1943 to keep the Communist Party off the ballot.
According to Georgia Code (§ 21-2-170), in order to get on the ballot a candidate must [...]