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Spalding County board adopts resolution delegating operational tasks; tables resubmission of revised House Bill 769 pending legal review
Summary
The Spalding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration adopted a resolution delegating several operational tasks to the elections supervisor and then debated revisions to local legislation (House Bill 769). Board members agreed to delay resubmitting the revised bill pending a legal opinion and scheduled a special meeting for Jan. 27.
The Spalding County Board of Elections and Voter Registration unanimously adopted a resolution on Jan. 14 that delegates specified operational duties back to the elections supervisor and then tabled action on resubmitting a revised House Bill 769 to the county's legislative delegation pending legal review.
Board members said the resolution restores routine responsibilities to the office manager while the board retains oversight. County attorney Stephanie summarized planned language changes under the proposed local bill, including renaming the election supervisor to "elections director," removing additional local open-meetings requirements beyond state law, and changing who selects and trains poll workers.
The changes discussed would also remove a countywide residency requirement for most elections office employees while retaining a residency…
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