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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).