05 LC
25 3794
House
Bill 15
By:
Representatives Bearden of the
68th,
Hatfield of the
177th,
Benton of the
31st,
England of the
108th,
Powell of the
29th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for the holding of an advisory referendum election to determine whether
the qualified electors of the State of Georgia desire a change in the state
flag; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
(a)
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to issue the call for an advisory
referendum election to determine whether the qualified electors of the State of
Georgia desire that the state flag adopted under Ga. L. 2003, p. 26, Section 1
(approved May 8, 2003) be changed. The Secretary of State shall conduct the
referendum election as provided in this section on the date of the November,
2006, general election. The Secretary of State shall issue the call and conduct
that referendum election as provided by general
law.
(b) The ballot at the referendum election provided under this section shall have displayed or printed thereon the following:
(b) The ballot at the referendum election provided under this section shall have displayed or printed thereon the following:
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"( ) 1956 FLAG
( ) 2003 FLAG
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VOTE
FOR ONLY ONE CHOICE: Should the State of
Georgia return to the 1956 Flag adopted at the 1956 Session of the General
Assembly or keep the 2003 Flag adopted at the 2003 Session of the General
Assembly?"
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The
Secretary of State shall include pictures of the 1956 Flag and the 2003 Flag in
appropriate positions on the ballot to assist the voters and facilitate the
voting process, and if necessary to save significant printing costs a picture of
the two flags may be attached to absentee ballots rather than appearing on the
actual absentee ballot.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to tabulate and certify the results of the referendum election and report said results to the Governor and the General Assembly immediately following such certification.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to tabulate and certify the results of the referendum election and report said results to the Governor and the General Assembly immediately following such certification.
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.