This legislation gives the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission the authority to investigate written complaints of elected official's failure to file or pay taxes, contingent upon approval of a constitutional amendment by the voters (HR 298).

This legislation enacts the Georgia New Markets Jobs Act.

This proposed constitutional amendment revises comprehensively the constitutional ineligibility of persons to hold public office if they are in default on any taxes. The new provision applies to: ALL state or local elected or appointed offices and ALL federal, state, or local taxes. The proposal mandates that any person seeking to qualify for any state or local public office must agree to release confidential tax information to the GA Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission if the commission so requests.  The commission is vested with the authority to declare any state or local elected or appointed office vacant for failure to comply with the new provision. The proposal does not define public office.

 

A companion, implementing general bill has also been introduced which is contingent upon ratifiaction of the constitutional amendment. See HB 333.