Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update: May 10
Monday, May 10, 2010
Special Elections Special elections are being held tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11, 2010 to fill a number of open seats. Eight candidates are vying to be elected to serve as the U. S. Representative for the 9th Congressional District, replacing Congressman Nathan Deal, who resigned the seat to run for Governor. Elections are also being held in Georgia House District 12, replacing Tom Graves who is running for Congress, Senate District 42, replacing newly confirmed Ambassador David Adelman, and Senate District 49, replacing Lee Hawkins who is also running for Congress.
For a listing of candidates, please visit www.sos.ga.gov.
Bill Signing Governor Perdue has until June 8, 2010, to sign or veto any legislation passed during this year's session of the General Assembly. The Georgia Chamber will be following the bill signing process closely and provide updates as priority legislation is addressed.
April Revenue Figures After a slight uptick in March, April revenue figures were down 4.2% from this time last year. It remains to be seen what impact this might have on the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2010, which was signed by Governor Perdue last week.
