Plain English Breakdown
The official text mentions a contingent effective date and automatic repeal but does not specify what conditions trigger them.
Representative Democracy Enforcement Act
This bill treats sponsors of direct initiative petitions as campaign committees and bans the use of public funds to support or oppose these petitions.
What This Bill Does
- Requires sponsors of direct initiative petitions to be treated as campaign committees under Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
- Prohibits the use of public funds for advocating in favor of or against direct initiative and referendum petitions.
- Amends Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding primaries and elections.
- Authorizes officials to create rules needed to carry out these new requirements.
- Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this act.
Who It Names or Affects
- Sponsors who organize direct initiative petitions
- Government agencies managing public funds for election-related activities
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill includes a contingent effective date, meaning it may not start until certain conditions are met.
- The law contains an automatic repeal provision.