2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 28 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 28-1-1 — 28-13-1)
Chapter 2 - APPORTIONMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE; QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS (§§ 28-2-1 — 28-2-2)
Section 28-2-2 - Apportionment and qualifications for the Senate

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 28-2-2 (2023)
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  • (a) There shall be 56 members of the Senate. The General Assembly shall by general law divide the state into 56 Senate districts which shall be composed of a portion of a county or a county or counties or a combination thereof and shall be represented by one Senator elected only by the electors of such district.
  • (b) A member of the Senate shall be a resident of the district which such member represents and at the time of such member's election shall have been a resident of the territory embraced within such district for at least one year preceding such time.

Added by 2011SP Ga. Laws 2,§ 3, eff. 8/24/2011.


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