(a) There shall be 56 members of the Senate. The General Assembly shall by general law divide the state into 56 Senate districts which shall be composed of a portion of a county or a county or counties or a combination thereof and shall be represented by one Senator elected only by the electors of such district. (b) A member of the Senate shall be a resident of the district which such member represents and at the time of such member’s election shall have been a resident of the territory embraced within such district for at least one year preceding such time. (Code 1981, § 28-2-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139, § 3/SB 1EX.)
Apportionment and qualifications for the Senate
O.C.G.A. § 28-2-2 — under Title 28.
O.C.G.A. § 28-2-2