---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schley County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Schley 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 authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 710"
citation: "Georgia HB 710 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a35e1c49-d58e-4325-a1e5-6e8d21d22a9e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "70e63b0a8f9341973f64e4d7c93951e61977380f91170ab50619e3d1b2a43aa2"
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 710 (2023_24) — Schley County; board of elections and registration; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Schley 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 authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; 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 710/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219558.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2073/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217502.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217506.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #252 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **101–72** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-31** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 191 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a35e1c49-d58e-4325-a1e5-6e8d21d22a9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).