History. Code 1981, § 28-2-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139, § 3/SB 1EX.
Cross references.
Constitutional requirements as to apportionment, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. II, Para. II.
Constitutional requirements as to qualifications, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. II, Para. III.
Disqualifications, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. II, Para. IV.
Vacancies, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. V.
Designation of congressional districts of state, § 21-2-4 .
Editor’s notes.
This Code section formerly pertained to apportionment and qualifications for the Senate. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1906, p. 80, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 334; Ga. L. 1918, p. 84, §§ 1-4; Code 1933, § 47-102; Ga. L. 1945, p. 1042, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1946, p. 42, § 1; Ga. L. 1962, Ex. Sess., p. 7, § 9; Ga. L. 1964, p. 127, § 2; Ga. L. 1964, p. 691, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1966, p. 245, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1966, p. 561, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 159, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 36, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 560, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 557, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 69, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 237, § 2; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1233, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 444, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 394, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1465, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 124, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 59, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 693, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 863, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 174, § 2; Ga. L. 1995, Ex. Sess., p. 6, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 163, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 21, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 42, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1676, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 2, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 23, § 1/SB 386 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139, § 3/SB 1EX, effective August 24, 2011.
Ga. L. 2021, Ex. Sess., p. SB 1EX, § 1/SB 1EX, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Senate Redistricting Act of 2021.’”
Ga. L. 2021, Ex. Sess., p. SB 1EX, § 2/SB 1EX, not codified by the General Assembly, contains the description of the state senate districts and related definitions, effectiveness, and applicability provisions.
Ga. L. 2021, Ex. Sess., p. SB 1EX, § 3/SB 1EX, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The redistricting of the Senate and the description of Senate Districts 1 through 56 provided for pursuant to this Act shall supersede and replace the redistricting of the Senate and the description of Senate Districts 1 through 56 provided in an Act approved August 24, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 62).”
Ga. L. 2021, Ex. Sess., p. SB 1EX, § 5/SB 1EX, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for the repeal of Ga. L. 2011, Ex. Sess., p. 139, and all amendatory acts thereto, including but not limited to Ga. L. 2012, p. 62, effective December 30, 2021.
Law reviews.
For note, “Perdue v. Baker: Who Has the Ultimate Power over Litigation on Behalf of the State of Georgia — the Governor or the Attorney General?,” see 21 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 751 (2005).
For comment, “Pinpoint Redistricting and the Minimization of Partisan Gerrymandering,” see 59 Emory L.J. 211 (2009).
For note, “Partisan Gerrymandering and Georgia: Red, White, and Blue or Just Red and Blue?,” see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 487 (2019).