Bill Text: GA SB33 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elections; require candidate for public office to be in compliance with disclosure requirements

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-26 - Senate Read and Referred [SB33 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SB33-Introduced.html

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09 LC 35 1097

Senate Bill 33

By: Senators Buckner of the 44th and Seay of the 34th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 21-2-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures for qualification of candidates generally, so as to require each candidate for public office to be in compliance with certain disclosure requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 21-2-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedures for qualification of candidates generally, is amended by designating the current Code section as subsection (a) and adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"(b) A person who has not filed all of the campaign contribution disclosure reports required by Code Section 21-5-34 or financial disclosure reports required by Code Section 21-5-50 shall not be eligible to qualify as a candidate for any elective public office in this state until such reports are filed with and accepted by the appropriate filing officer for such reports."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.