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HB73 • 2025

Seminole County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections

Seminole County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections

Education Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Greene, Gerald
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Seminole County Board of Education Elections

This law changes how the Seminole County Board of Education holds elections so that candidates do not run with political party labels.

What This Bill Does

  • It requires future board member elections to be nonpartisan, meaning no political parties are shown on ballots.
  • The bill amends an older state law from 1983 about the Seminole County Board of Education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters in Seminole County who vote for members of the local Board of Education
  • Candidates running to become a member of the Seminole County Board of Education

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not explain how voters will choose candidates if political party names are removed from ballots.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Seminole County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections