Senate Passes Legislation to Relieve Election Duties of Probate Court Judges

ATLANTA (Feb. 16, 2024) – Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 212, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics Sen. Max Burns (R–Sylvania). This legislation would relieve the probate court judges from being responsible for elections. Newly established county boards of elections and registration would assume this responsibility. There are approximately twenty-five counties across the state that currently utilize probate judges as elections superintendents and would be impacted by this legislation.

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House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration and Senator Clint Dixon Applaud Senate Passage of Mulberry Cityhood Bill

ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Auburn) and Senator Clint Dixon (R-Gwinnett) applauded today’s passage by the Senate of SB 333, legislation to create the City of Mulberry in northeastern Gwinnett County. If passed in the House and signed by the Governor, SB 333 would place the question of cityhood on the spring primary ballot for residents in the proposed city.

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Senators Watson and Mallow Express Condolences for Fallen Soldiers in Jordan

ATLANTA (Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, Sen. Ben Watson (R-Savannah) and Sen. Derek Mallow (D-Savannah) join the nation in mourning the tragic loss of three army reservists in Jordan. Among them was Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, a selfless Georgian from Savannah, who succumbed to injuries in an unmanned drone attack on their housing units.

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Senate Passes Legislation to Empower State Election Board to Investigate Secretary of State

ATLANTA (Jan. 30, 2024) – On Friday, Jan. 26, the Georgia State Senate passed Senate Bill 358, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Ethics Chairman Sen. Max Burns (R-Sylvania). The legislation would authorize the State Election Board to investigate the administration of primary and election laws by the Secretary of State and local county elections officials.

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