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House Bill 640 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Martin of the 49
th
, Jones of the 47
th
, Jones of the 25
th
, Au of the 50
th
, and
Hilton of the 48
th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts
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incorporating the City of Alpharetta, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as2
amended, so as to provide for election to city offices by majority vote; to repeal conflicting3
laws; and for other purposes.4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5
SECTION 1.6
An Act to amend, consolidate, create, revise, and supersede the several Acts incorporating7
the City of Alpharetta, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4609), as amended, is8
amended by revising Section 5.16 as follows:9
"SECTION 5.16.10
Election by majority.11
The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. In12
instances where no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, a runoff between the13
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candidates receiving the two highest numbers of votes shall be held, and the person
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receiving a majority of the votes cast in the run-off election shall be elected."15
SECTION 2.16
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.17
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