Georgia2025Enacted
HB1359
Expanding the Brooks County Board of Elections to Five Members
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 4:37 AM
In one sentence
This law changes the size of the Brooks County board that runs elections, sets rules for meetings and appointments, and gives the board control over hiring election staff.
What it does
- Increases the number of members on the Brooks County Board of Elections to five.
- Sets a rule for how many members must be present at meetings so the group can make decisions (quorum).
- Changes the way county leaders appoint people to serve on this board.
- Updates rules about what happens when someone leaves their seat on the board before their term ends.
- Gives the board of elections the power to hire, fire, and control the elections supervisor and other employees.
Who it affects
- The Board of Elections and Registration in Brooks County
- County leaders who appoint members to this board (the governing authority)
- The elections supervisor for Brooks County
- Employees working under the elections supervisor
Limits and unknowns
- This law does not state exactly how many members were on the board before this change.
- It does not list specific qualifications that people must have to be appointed to the new five-member board.
- The text mentions repealing conflicting laws but does not name which older rules are being removed.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Quorum
- The minimum number of people that must be present at a meeting so the group can legally make decisions.
- Governing authority
- The official leaders or body in charge of running the county government, such as commissioners.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members
Official activity
Bill history
- House Date Signed by Governor