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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Calhoun County; board of elections and registration; create"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Calhoun County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 953"
+citation: "Georgia HB 953 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-01-22"
+last_action: "2025-01-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/954b21fe-2453-4b41-9ae8-2da1ebcc6921"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "97d750922d6a6cd7c10f5c8bc0e8f5bdca3cfdefbac98dbd93876da8073863ec"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 953 (2023_24) — Calhoun County; board of elections and registration; create
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Calhoun County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 953/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223126.pdf)
+2. **LC 47 2651/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221331.pdf)
+3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221482.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #404 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **154–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #474 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-22** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2024-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2024-01-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-01-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-01-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-07** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-22** Act 439 `executive-signature`
+- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/954b21fe-2453-4b41-9ae8-2da1ebcc6921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+