All Roll Calls
Yes: 213 • No: 0
GeorgiaHB 7882025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Macon County; rename position of chief election official as chief election supervisor
Sponsored By: Patty Marie Stinson (Democrat)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Monthly public meetings and records
The board meets at least monthly at the courthouse or another official site. Special meetings need a majority vote and written notice to the chief election supervisor so the public can be notified. All meetings follow Georgia’s Open Meetings Act. The board must keep minutes and a written record of policies, and these records are open to the public under state law.
Chief election supervisor and county staff
The board must appoint a chief election supervisor; the job can be full or part time. The board sets the supervisor’s salary, paid from county funds, and the appointee cannot be a board member or an elected official. The supervisor runs elections and voter registration. The board oversees election work, the county manager oversees nonelection duties, and the board may remove the supervisor with or without cause. With county funding, the board provides offices and staff; election staff are county employees with pay and benefits set by the county.
Election board terms and ethics rules
Board members serve four-year terms, can be reappointed, and may resign by written notice to the commissioners and the Superior Court clerk. The chief judge can remove a member for cause after notice and a hearing. Members must take the same oath as county registrars and get the same arrest protections. Members may not do partisan political activity, including handing out campaign materials, social-media advocacy, wearing partisan items, or showing vehicle signage within 150 feet of the board office or a polling place. Members receive pay set by the county and reimbursement for necessary expenses.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Patty Marie Stinson
Democrat • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/31/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 49 • No: 0
House vote • 3/27/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 164 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
House Date Signed by Governor
5/13/2025HouseAct 229
5/13/2025Effective Date
5/13/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
3/31/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/31/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/28/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/27/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
3/27/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/27/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
3/21/2025HouseHouse First Readers
3/20/2025HouseHouse Hopper
3/18/2025House
Bill Text
HB 788/AP* (v4)
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