Georgia § 28-1-7 - Failure of officer to organize emergency session.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 28-1-7 — Failure of officer to organize emergency session., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-1-7. Failure of officer to organize emergency session.
If any officer of either branch of the General Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of an emergency session, as provided for in Article V, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of Georgia, his office may, upon the majority vote of the membership of the branch, be declared vacant, as often as may be necessary, and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly. (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 190, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 54.) Cross references. - Expulsion of members generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. VII.
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