2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB179: Electors; restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; provide
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
2/14/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/14/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ethics(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 19
Primary Sponsor

Josh McLaurin
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Gloria Butler
Democrat
Nikki Merritt
Democrat
Jason Esteves
Democrat
Nabilah Islam Parkes
Democrat
Elena Parent
Democrat
Kim Jackson
Democrat
Sally Harrell
Democrat
Harold Jones
Democrat
Sonya Halpern
Democrat
Tonya Anderson
Democrat
Derek Mallow
Democrat
Emanuel Jones
Democrat
Donzella James
Democrat
Michael Rhett
Democrat
Valencia Seay
Democrat
Nan Orrock
Democrat
Gail Davenport
Democrat
Ed Harbison
Democrat