Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections
What it does: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections; to revise provisions related to the timelines for calling special elections and the dates on which special elections can be held; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 214, HB 66, HB 79, HB 129, HB 134, HB 141, HB 370, HB 397, HB 445, HB 463, HB 532, HB 586, HB 652
The tally
Yes 31 · No 24 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Republicans | 31 | 1 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (56)
Yes 31
- Ben WatsonR1
- Bill CowsertR46
- Billy HickmanR4
- Bo HatchettR50
- Brian StricklandR42
- Carden SummersR13
- Chuck HufstetlerR52
- Chuck PayneR54
- Clint DixonR45
- Drew EcholsR49
- Ed SetzlerR37
- Frank GinnR47
- Greg DolezalR27
- Jason AnavitarteR31
- John AlbersR56
- Kay KirkpatrickR32
- Larry WalkerR20
- Lee AndersonR24
- Marty HarbinR16
- Matt BrassR6
- Max BurnsR23
- Mike HodgesR3
- Randy RobertsonR29
- Rick WilliamsR25
- Russ GoodmanR8
- Sam WatsonR11
- Shawn StillR48
- Steve GoochR51
- Tim BeardenR30
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 24
- David LucasD26
- Derek MallowD2
- Doc RhettD33
- Donzella JamesD28
- Ed HarbisonD15
- Elena ParentD44
- Emanuel JonesD10
- Gail DavenportD17
- Harold JonesD22
- Josh McLaurinD14
- Kenya WicksD34
- Kim JacksonD41
- Nan OrrockD36
- Nikki MerrittD9
- Randal ManghamD55
- RaShaun KempD38
- Sally HarrellD40
- Sheikh RahmanD5
- Sonya HalpernD39
- Tonya AndersonD43
- Former memberR
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
Not voting 1
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.