| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 47 2173 |
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| 2 | 2 | | H. R. 229 |
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| 4 | 4 | | House Resolution 229 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Representative Draper of the 90 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | 9 | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to revise a provision relating to filling of |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1 |
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| 11 | 11 | | vacancies in the offices of Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent,2 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Commissioner of Labor; to3 |
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| 13 | 13 | | provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or4 |
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| 14 | 14 | | rejection; and for other purposes.5 |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1.7 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Article V, Section II of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph VIII as follows:8 |
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| 18 | 18 | | "Paragraph VIII. Filling vacancies. (a) When any public office shall become vacant by9 |
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| 19 | 19 | | death, resignation, or otherwise, the Governor shall promptly fill such vacancy unless10 |
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| 20 | 20 | | otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law; and persons so appointed shall serve for11 |
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| 21 | 21 | | the unexpired term unless otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law.12 |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) In case of the death or withdrawal of a person who received a majority of votes cast |
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| 24 | 24 | | in an election for elected to the office of Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School14 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, or15 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Commissioner of Labor, the Governor elected at the same election, upon becoming16 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Governor, shall have the power to fill such office by appointing, subject to the confirmation17 23 LC 47 2173 |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. R. 229 |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the Senate, an individual to serve until the next general election and until a successor for |
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| 32 | 32 | | the balance of the unexpired term shall have been elected and qualified."19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2.20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | "( ) YES24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ( ) NO25 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to revise a provision for |
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| 43 | 43 | | filling vacancies in the offices of Secretary of State, Attorney General, State |
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| 44 | 44 | | School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Agriculture, and Commissioner of Labor so as to remove a reference to |
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| 46 | 46 | | majority of votes received?" |
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| 47 | 47 | | All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." |
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| 49 | 49 | | All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | become a part of the Constitution of this state.32 |
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