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HB 0164 - Elections; only current office holders shall be designated as incumbents; provide

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Betty Price
Last Action: 1/31/2017 - House Second Readers
House Committee: Governmental Affairs
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
HB 164 amends Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. to specify that only elected holders of a public office being sought can be designated as the incumbent. A candidate seeking a party nomination for an office which he or she holds by virtue of being appointed to fill a vacancy shall not be designated as an incumbent.

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