State Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) has pre-filed a bill that will be taken up by the Georgia General Assembly when they go into regular session early next year. House Bill 136 is currently awaiting a recommendation from the House Special Committee on Election Integrity.
The bill would establish a way to appoint an acting election superintendent in the event of a vacancy in counties where the probate court judge runs the elections.
Chattooga County ran into that problem when COVID-19 took the life of longtime Probate Judge Jon Payne on Aug. 18, 2020.
The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Mitchell Scoggins, R-Cartersville.
Scoggins later sponsored HB 726, which would set up a county elections board if a probate judge doesn’t want to oversee elections. It’s also awaiting action by the special committee.
Comments