Georgia § 28-2-1 Apportionment and qualifications for the House of Representatives

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§ 28-2-1 — Apportionment and qualifications for the House of Representatives

Georgia § 28-2-1

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O.C.G.A. § 28-2-1 (2026).

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(a)(1) There shall be 180 members of the House of Representatives.

(2)The General Assembly by general law shall divide the state into 180 representative districts which shall consist of either a portion of a county or a county or counties or any combination thereof and shall be represented by one Representative elected only by the electors of such district.

(b)A member of the House of Representatives 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.

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(a) (1) There shall be 180 members of the House of Representatives. (2) The General Assembly by general law shall divide the state into 180 representative districts which shall consist of either a portion of a county or a county or counties or any combination thereof and shall be represented by one Representative elected only by the electors of such district. (b) A member of the House of Representatives 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.