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Panel advances bill to make most county offices nonpartisan in five metro counties
Summary
Chairman Albers told the committee HB 369 is a technical cleanup to make county-level offices (except sheriff) nonpartisan in Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Clayton. Members asked about scope and negotiations with sheriffs; the committee gave the bill a do-pass recommendation.
Chairman Albers introduced House Bill 369 (LC 474282S) as a technical cleanup to designate most county-level positions — excluding the sheriff — as nonpartisan offices in the five consolidated law-enforcement metro counties. Albers said the change is intended to improve safety and cooperation and that the bill aligns with negotiations he said he had with the Georgia Sheriffs…
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