Magistrate Court of Bibb County; provide future elections for chief magistrate judge
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Bibb County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for submission of this Act for preclearance under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2013
Committee Review
Jan 2013
Senate Passage
Jan 2013
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2013
Last action Jan 31, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2013
How they voted
24–9
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Jan 29, 2013
D
Democratic9
88% Nay
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 29, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 29, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 15, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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