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type: "Bill"
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title: "Jackson County; board of elections and registration; provide composition"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), so as to provide for the composition of the board of elections and registration; to provide for the selection and qualifications of members of the board; to provide for filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 161"
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citation: "Georgia HB 161 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Houston Gaines", "Tommy Benton"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-06"
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last_action: "2019-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98edc084-a0eb-4049-b9da-544e382c3470"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "17523b517c4525147bc2e027c31bbe490199606ae26e2924a31fc1133a6947e8"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 161 (2019_20) — Jackson County; board of elections and registration; provide composition
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Jackson County, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3673), so as to provide for the composition of the board of elections and registration; to provide for the selection and qualifications of members of the board; to provide for filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 161/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184273.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 9034/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180552.pdf)
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3. **LC 28 9215S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184271.pdf)
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4. **LC 28 9215S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182414.pdf)
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5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180587.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Postponed Local Calendar — **103–51** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-06** House Hopper
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- **2019-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-13** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-22** House Postponed
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- **2019-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2019-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-07** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-30** Act 98 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-30** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98edc084-a0eb-4049-b9da-544e382c3470`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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