HB 1437 — Douglas County; board of elections; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Douglas County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members; to provide for the qualification, terms, and removal of members; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for meetings, procedures, and vacancies; to relieve certain officers of powers and duties and to 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 offices and equipment; to provide for the board´s performance of certain functions and duties for certain municipalities; to provide for related matters; to repeal an Act creating a board of elections for Douglas County, approved April 9, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5270); to provide for submission under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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